Anonymous
Post 03/31/2025 17:11     Subject: DCUM's least favorite schools
Anonymous wrote:Clemson


Interesting choice, can’t say I see this one come up often.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2025 17:10     Subject: DCUM's least favorite schools
Clemson
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2025 16:52     Subject: DCUM's least favorite schools
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Anonymous wrote:Based on the Richmond thread, Richmond. But also UVA and William and Mary.


Why W&M? Amazing school


Because some UVA parents put it down because they need UVA to be “the best” VA State school. And W&M has identical— like down to the .02 in GPA— states for admitted students. Which might make UVA and WM peer schools. Which can’t happen, because UVA has to be THE BEST SCHOOL.


And VT is better in engineering and a lot of the biological sciences.

No it isn't.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2025 14:29     Subject: DCUM's least favorite schools
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Anonymous wrote:Based on the Richmond thread, Richmond. But also UVA and William and Mary.


Why W&M? Amazing school


Because some UVA parents put it down because they need UVA to be “the best” VA State school. And W&M has identical— like down to the .02 in GPA— states for admitted students. Which might make UVA and WM peer schools. Which can’t happen, because UVA has to be THE BEST SCHOOL.


And VT is better in engineering and a lot of the biological sciences.


True that. Especially engineering. VA is lucky to have these three schools.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2025 14:28     Subject: Re:DCUM's least favorite schools
Anonymous wrote:People don't care enough to even hate Richmond or Bucknell.


Sorry your kid didn't get into either school.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2025 14:26     Subject: DCUM's least favorite schools

Wesleyan
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2025 14:19     Subject: DCUM's least favorite schools
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Anonymous wrote:Based on the Richmond thread, Richmond. But also UVA and William and Mary.


Why W&M? Amazing school


Because some UVA parents put it down because they need UVA to be “the best” VA State school. And W&M has identical— like down to the .02 in GPA— states for admitted students. Which might make UVA and WM peer schools. Which can’t happen, because UVA has to be THE BEST SCHOOL.


And VT is better in engineering and a lot of the biological sciences.


The issues usually starts when someone asserts better or best over other named schools (as you just did).
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2025 09:07     Subject: DCUM's least favorite schools
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Anonymous wrote:Based on the Richmond thread, Richmond. But also UVA and William and Mary.


Why W&M? Amazing school


Because some UVA parents put it down because they need UVA to be “the best” VA State school. And W&M has identical— like down to the .02 in GPA— states for admitted students. Which might make UVA and WM peer schools. Which can’t happen, because UVA has to be THE BEST SCHOOL.


And VT is better in engineering and a lot of the biological sciences.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2025 09:00     Subject: DCUM's least favorite schools
A lot of nyu haters
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2025 08:52     Subject: DCUM's least favorite schools
Saying DCUM hates Richmond is like saying that basketball fans hate the Wizards. Hate the Celtics and Lakers, yes. But it’s not really hate for the Wizards/Richmond. More of an afterthought than anything.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2025 08:51     Subject: Re:DCUM's least favorite schools
People don't care enough to even hate Richmond or Bucknell.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2025 08:49     Subject: DCUM's least favorite schools
Richmond first
Bucknell second
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2025 08:44     Subject: DCUM's least favorite schools
Richmond
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2025 08:32     Subject: DCUM's least favorite schools
Anonymous wrote:People seem to universally hate U of Richmond

One recent thread does not constitute universal hate. Rarely comes up in posts.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2025 08:22     Subject: DCUM's least favorite schools
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Anonymous wrote:Northeastern
Tufts
Chicago
And Lately Mich, UCs, Georgetown


These because 10 years ago they were safeties that parents would have been thrilled to send their high stats kids to but now they are reaches for everyone so are awful/not-worth-the-mone/yield-protecting scam schools


Most of the schools were easy admits back in the days. Many Ivies had 50 60 70% acceptance rates. Ivies invented all sorts of gaming including ED.


Which Ivies had 50 60 70 % acceptance rates and when? Provide sources.

As a tangential statistic, decades ago the Ivies were scattered across three tiers when viewed by standardized scoring profiles: https://books.google.com/books?id=ykQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA100&lpg=PA100&dq=life+magazine+1960+college+admission+tufts+bowdoin&source=bl&ots=5BKi5WV8SQ&sig=GFl_LycVnJV8AGIXLX2P9kW97I0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sO1TT4uPK-jm0QG8ifC3DQ#v=onepage&q&f=false.



Wow! Great to see those old stats, thanks for posting!


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/college-admissions_b_1408552#:~:text=In%201991%2C%20the%20acceptance%20rate,down%20to%20just%2012.3%20percent!

UPenn had close to 50% into the 90s.

MIT used to be mostly a vocational school once.