Anonymous wrote:Stats on some schools mentioned on DCUM (acceptance rate in 2012 and 2022):

Bucknell: 27% to 33%
Fordham: 43% to 54%
Elon: 52% to 74%
GW: 33% to 49%
Indian: 74% to 82%
George Mason: 66% to 90%

Expensive schools that can't meet full need- shocking they have to take any UMC kid willing to pay

Anonymous wrote:Stats on some schools mentioned on DCUM (acceptance rate in 2012 and 2022):

Bucknell: 27% to 33%
Fordham: 43% to 54%
Elon: 52% to 74%
GW: 33% to 49%
Indian: 74% to 82%
George Mason: 66% to 90%

The hard to harder. But these aren’t for the best and the brightest.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stats on some schools mentioned on DCUM (acceptance rate in 2012 and 2022):

Bucknell: 27% to 33%
Fordham: 43% to 54%
Elon: 52% to 74%
GW: 33% to 49%
Indian: 74% to 82%
George Mason: 66% to 90%

Bucknell has since dropped back into the 20s.

Bucknell’s most recent CDS (fall 2023) has an overall admissions rate of 32% (3,542/11,010). And international students drag that number down. For Americans, it’s 40%.

Anonymous wrote:Stats on some schools mentioned on DCUM (acceptance rate in 2012 and 2022):

Bucknell: 27% to 33%
Fordham: 43% to 54%
Elon: 52% to 74%
GW: 33% to 49%
Indian: 74% to 82%
George Mason: 66% to 90%

Bucknell has since dropped back into the 20s.

Anonymous wrote:Stats on some schools mentioned on DCUM (acceptance rate in 2012 and 2022):

Bucknell: 27% to 33%
Fordham: 43% to 54%
Elon: 52% to 74%
GW: 33% to 49%
Indian: 74% to 82%
George Mason: 66% to 90%

Test optional > less predictable results > kids applying more widely > yield is down > admissions rates are up.

Anonymous wrote:Does the WAPO article list or name the 33 schools which admit 10% or fewer applicants ?

No, but if you go to the USNews rankings and search for schools with a 10% or less acceptance rate, you an get the list.

Does the WAPO article list or name the 33 schools which admit 10% or fewer applicants ?

Stats on some schools mentioned on DCUM (acceptance rate in 2012 and 2022):

Bucknell: 27% to 33%
Fordham: 43% to 54%
Elon: 52% to 74%
GW: 33% to 49%
Indian: 74% to 82%
George Mason: 66% to 90%

Anonymous wrote:But, not at the T1-T20s.

So? Are those the only schools worth attending?

Yes if you ignore the top 25 and cast a broader net to research the colleges ranked around #30-100-ish, you'll be in the driver seat, versus the college. And you'll still find a great college and maybe a better fit.

Not sure why everyone wants to burn themselves out chasing the same 25 boys when there are a lot more fish and the sea, and some of the most desirable ones on paper aren't even good fits for everyone.

Lots of privates and lower ranked state universities out there need students. The top schools, not so much.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But, not at the T1-T20s.

Yep. One of the examples giving in OP's article:

Only 33 colleges or universities nationwide accepted 10 percent or fewer of applicants in 2022, according to NACAC. At a few of those, the competition has gotten even tougher. For instance, Brown University took 5 percent of applicants in 2022, down from 17 percent in 2002, the AEI study found.

These are the T1-T33 schools where it has gotten much more competitive, while lower and lower ranked are competing for acceptances--with the enrollment cliff starting it's going to get easier and easier for the lower ranked schools with some ultimately disappearing.

Anonymous wrote:But, not at the T1-T20s.

Yep. One of the examples giving in OP's article:

Only 33 colleges or universities nationwide accepted 10 percent or fewer of applicants in 2022, according to NACAC. At a few of those, the competition has gotten even tougher. For instance, Brown University took 5 percent of applicants in 2022, down from 17 percent in 2002, the AEI study found.

But, not at the T1-T20s.

Good news for those who think only 4.0+/1500+ gets you into a good college.

https://wapo.st/3CJZ26U