UVA (last year)
VA acceptance rate: 23% (25.5%)
OOS acceptance rate: 12.5% (13%)

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Anonymous wrote:Those state schools are even lower than listed because those rates include in-state and out-of-state kids.

What do you mean?? Those rates are supposed to include all states.

Yes they do. Which is why the acceptance rate for OOS students (which is many of our kids since we live in DC, etc are far lower than those on this list.

Example: UNC acceptance rate is Ivy level for OOS kids. Something like 4-7% this year (was 7% last year and they got 10K+ more apps this year)

That's just because they reserve small seats for OOS kids.

Anonymous wrote:Emory-14.9 includes Emory college and Oxford.
Emory is only 9.5%.

Oxford’s acceptance rate is higher but it is becoming more selective as it’s getting harder for kids to get into more competitive schools. Academically, Oxford students are comparable to the ones at Emory’s main campus.

Anonymous wrote:What is the calculation for acceptance here, is it simply applications/freshman class size? Because some students have offers but haven’t accepted yet, and schools send out more offers than acceptances.

This list originated on Reddit and was posted by a random kid who dug up the stats on websites. Most have not even been posted officially and are an estimate based off last year's stats and comments made by admissions officers on tours, accepted student days, etc.

Basically proof that you shouldn't take everything you read online as gospel truth.

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Anonymous wrote:NYU with a lower acceptance rate than Cornell is laughable. Anyone who has ever been through this process knows how rigged these numbers are.

Why are you mad?
Lower acceptance rate doesn't necessarily mean it's a better school.
NYU is on the sweet spot to attract tons of applications.

My 1540 SAT kid didn't bother applying to Cornell or similar.
ED to NYU and accepted.

Agree that the process/system is totally rigged.

Nyu business and cas were less than 5% acceptance this year

Stern, CAS, and Tisch.

There are probably many people would choose NYU Stern over Cornell Agriculture, IRL, Human Ecology, Hotel management, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Those state schools are even lower than listed because those rates include in-state and out-of-state kids.

What do you mean?? Those rates are supposed to include all states.

Yes they do. Which is why the acceptance rate for OOS students (which is many of our kids since we live in DC, etc are far lower than those on this list.

Example: UNC acceptance rate is Ivy level for OOS kids. Something like 4-7% this year (was 7% last year and they got 10K+ more apps this year)

What is the calculation for acceptance here, is it simply applications/freshman class size? Because some students have offers but haven’t accepted yet, and schools send out more offers than acceptances.

Anonymous wrote:Those state schools are even lower than listed because those rates include in-state and out-of-state kids.

What do you mean?? Those rates are supposed to include all states.

These schools should be proud.

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Anonymous wrote:NYU with a lower acceptance rate than Cornell is laughable. Anyone who has ever been through this process knows how rigged these numbers are.

Why are you mad?
Lower acceptance rate doesn't necessarily mean it's a better school.
NYU is on the sweet spot to attract tons of applications.

My 1540 SAT kid didn't bother applying to Cornell or similar.
ED to NYU and accepted.

Agree that the process/system is totally rigged.

Nyu business and cas were less than 5% acceptance this year

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Anonymous wrote:Those state schools are even lower than listed because those rates include in-state and out-of-state kids.

Yep. Georgia Tech at 9% for OOS this cycle.

Yep
UNC 7% OOS
UCLA 7% OOS
UVA 10% OOS

Anonymous wrote:NYU with a lower acceptance rate than Cornell is laughable. Anyone who has ever been through this process knows how rigged these numbers are.

Why are you mad?
Lower acceptance rate doesn't necessarily mean it's a better school.
NYU is on the sweet spot to attract tons of applications.

My 1540 SAT kid didn't bother applying to Cornell or similar.
ED to NYU and accepted.

Agree that the process/system is totally rigged.

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Anonymous wrote:What is the difference between this and last year?

The test required ivies are up slightly due to less applications.

*fewer* applications

Anonymous wrote:OP--your list means nothing since many of the more selective this year are TEST OPTIONAL. This was known. Schools that went to TEST REQUIRED this year, 1/2 the Ivies, etc. saw a drop off in applications since most kids can't achieve those scores. The schools that remained, TO, Duke, Columbia, Cornell, UPenn, etc. stayed Test optional this year.

+1 the majority of Vanderbilt's applicants do NOT submit scores. You get a much higher rate of applicants when you take scores out. It does not take a genius to see how this gives the false impression these schools are more selective. Get as many to apply as you can and the number admitted goes down. It's not rocket science.

OP--your list means nothing since many of the more selective this year are TEST OPTIONAL. This was known. Schools that went to TEST REQUIRED this year, 1/2 the Ivies, etc. saw a drop off in applications since most kids can't achieve those scores. The schools that remained, TO, Duke, Columbia, Cornell, UPenn, etc. stayed Test optional this year.