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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NESCAC school Bates reported an astounding 45% increase in applications over last year.  http://www.bates.edu/news/2018/02/21/bates-college-attracts-record-number-of-applications-for-incoming-class/

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Well, no surprise: "Bates has simplified the application process in another way. Effective this year, the college has eliminated the application requirement of a supplemental essay."

It's sad how far so many colleges are going just to push their acceptance rate down.[/quote]

Right.  And Bates has been test optional for awhile now.   Now watch Bates regular decision yield plummet into the 20s% range as many of those seniors just threw in a Bates application b/c it required no effort.  Bates relies on 2 rounds of Early Decision to admit more than half their class to boost its yield ala UChicago.[/quote]

Sure Bates took away the supplemental essay but it still charges a fee to apply, unlike Colby who has been playing this game for a while now and took out both the essay and the fee (bringing their admit rate way down).  I think Bates will definitely be below 20% this year if you look at the number of applicants for the class of 2022 and the number they admitted last year, in fact it would be 15% if my calculations are correct.

That being said, I think Bates has been underrated for a while now and people are starting to recognize that.  They have a great president, strong faculty, several new majors/programs they are rolling out and more Fulbright Scholars in 2017 than any other liberal arts college - an impressive 24.  Not to mention a lot of great new dorms, an amazing student center and excellent food (all of which appeal to students).

http://www.bates.edu/news/2018/02/19/bates-college-ranks-no-1-in-fulbright-student-awards-for-2017-18/

It's still pretty cold in Maine but lots of people (including my kids) prefer that to hot weather.[/quote]

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