Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 13:54     Subject: what colleges are getting a lot harder to get into (and will continue to get harder)
I hate seeing so many school my DC is interested in on this list.

I don't feel like USC has gotten harder. It's basically been a lottery for awhile. They haven't let in more than 2 kids per year from our high school.

Clemson has gotten harder.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 13:51     Subject: what colleges are getting a lot harder to get into (and will continue to get harder)
Anonymous wrote:IME this cycle and last:

Michigan
USC
Middlebury
ND
Villanova
Duke (seems impossible right now)



Lots of private school kids getting into these schools this year. Much more than in the past.

Esp Duke, USC and Michigan…
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 13:49     Subject: what colleges are getting a lot harder to get into (and will continue to get harder)
Any of the UCs except Merced, Lehigh, Santa Clara, NYU, Tulane
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 13:46     Subject: what colleges are getting a lot harder to get into (and will continue to get harder)
Princeton
Duke
USC
BC
Tufts
Tulane
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 13:43     Subject: what colleges are getting a lot harder to get into (and will continue to get harder)
Anonymous wrote:IME this cycle and last:

Michigan
USC
Middlebury
ND
Villanova
Duke (seems impossible right now)



Agree with your list OP, the applications at those schools continue to rise every year. They are popular and the acceptance rates just keep going down.
Also UF UGA UTAustin NYU
To a smaller extent BC Tulane UMiami
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 13:43     Subject: what colleges are getting a lot harder to get into (and will continue to get harder)
Northeastern unless ED - used to be a safety for a lot of kids.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 13:43     Subject: what colleges are getting a lot harder to get into (and will continue to get harder)
I think this year was peak population for American 18 year olds. Plus with many selective schools going back to test mandatory, it should become a little more sane in the years ahead
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 13:42     Subject: what colleges are getting a lot harder to get into (and will continue to get harder)
UVA
VT has gotten harder
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 13:42     Subject: what colleges are getting a lot harder to get into (and will continue to get harder)
Maybe not too relevant on this board but Rutgers was way harder this year since it joined the common app. Lots more applications and in state kids who expected to get in and genuinely wanted to go (and financially were counting on it) were rejected or waitlisted.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 13:41     Subject: what colleges are getting a lot harder to get into (and will continue to get harder)
I’ll add the SLAC. Near impossible unless you’re an athletic recruit or attend prep school.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 13:40     Subject: what colleges are getting a lot harder to get into (and will continue to get harder)
USC may be harder for OOS, but it’s not quite as hard for those in-state, despite being private.

Agree with others.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 13:38     Subject: what colleges are getting a lot harder to get into (and will continue to get harder)
Michigan got 105K apps this year-all time record. Crazy hard admit!
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 13:37     Subject: what colleges are getting a lot harder to get into (and will continue to get harder)
Michigan, Tulane, BC, USC (I can’t figure out what USC uses for criteria)
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 13:36     Subject: what colleges are getting a lot harder to get into (and will continue to get harder)
Wisconsin Michigan UF UGA TX
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2024 13:32     Subject: what colleges are getting a lot harder to get into (and will continue to get harder)
IME this cycle and last:

Michigan
USC
Middlebury
ND
Villanova
Duke (seems impossible right now)