Anonymous wrote:Colby will accept you if you've taken an official in-person tour.

Not true at all. Bizarre.

But overall, yes — even though SLACs have had increased application numbers in recent years, most of them can still take the time to look at the context of a student's high school. They know not all GPAs are equal.

My DC had a 3.9+ for Pomona-it’s the most selective SLAC with an admittance rate of 7%.