Anonymous
03/18/2023 22:07
Subject: Re:Class of 2027 admissions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UF is only to go up in rankings. Best public school in one of the fastest growing, largest states. Very affordable. It’s in the high twenties now, could see it reach equal status as Berkeley/UCLA/Michigan/UVA/UNC as a top public.
DS junior is interested in UF and we toured it while in FL visiting DH’s family. While our son would be thrilled to go there and the school seemed nice I didn’t find the tour very compelling. The student who led our tour group was from MD/MCPS and told us when we chatted after the tour that she was far more prepared/advanced compared to her native Fl classmates who made up the majority of her cohorts. Came away with the impression that it’s a really good state flagship but don’t see the point from an education perspective if you can get into VT. Maybe it’s excellent for certain fields but the tour was all about touting their selectivity for accepted students and not about the education you receive or opportunities related to it. All this to say, rankings and acceptance rates are just a piece of info.
Areas like MD/MCPS are ultra competitive and send better kids to lower schools. So they will generally feel better prepared
It is more challenging to be in a higher level peer group.
Anonymous
03/18/2023 22:03
Subject: Class of 2027 admissions
Op, USNWR has already compiled the list. https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/lowest-acceptance-rate
Anonymous
03/18/2023 21:56
Subject: Re:Class of 2027 admissions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UF is only to go up in rankings. Best public school in one of the fastest growing, largest states. Very affordable. It’s in the high twenties now, could see it reach equal status as Berkeley/UCLA/Michigan/UVA/UNC as a top public.
DS junior is interested in UF and we toured it while in FL visiting DH’s family. While our son would be thrilled to go there and the school seemed nice I didn’t find the tour very compelling. The student who led our tour group was from MD/MCPS and told us when we chatted after the tour that she was far more prepared/advanced compared to her native Fl classmates who made up the majority of her cohorts. Came away with the impression that it’s a really good state flagship but don’t see the point from an education perspective if you can get into VT. Maybe it’s excellent for certain fields but the tour was all about touting their selectivity for accepted students and not about the education you receive or opportunities related to it. All this to say, rankings and acceptance rates are just a piece of info.
Areas like MD/MCPS are ultra competitive and send better kids to lower schools. So they will generally feel better prepared
Anonymous
03/18/2023 21:46
Subject: Re:Class of 2027 admissions
Anonymous wrote:UF is only to go up in rankings. Best public school in one of the fastest growing, largest states. Very affordable. It’s in the high twenties now, could see it reach equal status as Berkeley/UCLA/Michigan/UVA/UNC as a top public.
DS junior is interested in UF and we toured it while in FL visiting DH’s family. While our son would be thrilled to go there and the school seemed nice I didn’t find the tour very compelling. The student who led our tour group was from MD/MCPS and told us when we chatted after the tour that she was far more prepared/advanced compared to her native Fl classmates who made up the majority of her cohorts. Came away with the impression that it’s a really good state flagship but don’t see the point from an education perspective if you can get into VT. Maybe it’s excellent for certain fields but the tour was all about touting their selectivity for accepted students and not about the education you receive or opportunities related to it. All this to say, rankings and acceptance rates are just a piece of info.
Anonymous
03/18/2023 18:24
Subject: Class of 2027 admissions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Pomona had a press release but I don't see any acceptance rate: https://www.pomona.edu/news/2023/03/17-introducing-pomona-college-class-2027
21% white is interesting indeed.
Why is it interesting? Other peer schools in CA have similar demographics.
Because it is entirely out of whack with the college-ready high school senior demographics in this country...
Not in CA. White, non-hispanic/latino 15-18 year old population is 25% and trending downwards. Rest of the country, it is <50% and also on a downward trend.
You did not read my response. The vast majority of college ready seniors in this country are white, followed by Asians who are disproportionately represented in that group. The people who are qualified to attend Pomona do not reflect the demographics of California.
Who defines “college ready”? And how do you know the demographic breakdown of that group?
Anonymous
03/18/2023 17:45
Subject: Class of 2027 admissions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Pomona had a press release but I don't see any acceptance rate: https://www.pomona.edu/news/2023/03/17-introducing-pomona-college-class-2027
21% white is interesting indeed.
Why is it interesting? Other peer schools in CA have similar demographics.
Because it is entirely out of whack with the college-ready high school senior demographics in this country...
Not in CA. White, non-hispanic/latino 15-18 year old population is 25% and trending downwards. Rest of the country, it is <50% and also on a downward trend.
You did not read my response. The vast majority of college ready seniors in this country are white, followed by Asians who are disproportionately represented in that group. The people who are qualified to attend Pomona do not reflect the demographics of California.
Anonymous
03/18/2023 17:42
Subject: Class of 2027 admissions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:UF average test scores equivalent to the other top state schools named. So it’s already there.
They look lower to me.
1310-1450 with 81 pct submitted
https://ir.aa.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cds2020-2021Main.pdf
Anonymous
03/18/2023 17:31
Subject: Class of 2027 admissions
Anonymous wrote:UF average test scores equivalent to the other top state schools named. So it’s already there.
They look lower to me.
Anonymous
03/17/2023 23:38
Subject: Re:Class of 2027 admissions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This list is very misleading. For example, UVA was 27% in state and 12% OOS - you can't really average them because residency is clearly an important factor. Notre Dame was 10% RD, higher in ED - this information matters when kids in later years are considering whether they have a shot and when.
Should we do this with all schools, because this board hates when separating Emory from Emory-Oxford? And ND RD acceptance rate is 22%,...1701/7862.
That is an unrelated issue to public, private, in-state, OOS.
Anonymous
03/17/2023 22:15
Subject: Class of 2027 admissions
UF average test scores equivalent to the other top state schools named. So it’s already there.
Anonymous
03/17/2023 21:56
Subject: Re:Class of 2027 admissions
Anonymous wrote:University of Florida has got to be the cheapest top 30 university. Tuition, room and board is $23,150/yr for in-state. It seems like a real bargain.
Even cheaper with Bright Futures.
Anonymous
03/17/2023 21:48
Subject: Class of 2027 admissions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Pomona had a press release but I don't see any acceptance rate: https://www.pomona.edu/news/2023/03/17-introducing-pomona-college-class-2027
21% white is interesting indeed.
Why is it interesting? Other peer schools in CA have similar demographics.
Because it is entirely out of whack with the college-ready high school senior demographics in this country...
Not in CA. White, non-hispanic/latino 15-18 year old population is 25% and trending downwards. Rest of the country, it is <50% and also on a downward trend.
Yep! The person who said it was out of whack has not spent time on California.
Anonymous
03/17/2023 21:40
Subject: Re:Class of 2027 admissions
Anonymous wrote:UF is only to go up in rankings. Best public school in one of the fastest growing, largest states. Very affordable. It’s in the high twenties now, could see it reach equal status as Berkeley/UCLA/Michigan/UVA/UNC as a top public.
What is the school good at? It'll only go down.
It's a great deal for Florida in-state, but ignored outside of FL.
Anonymous
03/17/2023 21:06
Subject: Class of 2027 admissions
Anonymous wrote:... it's a california thing. Usc was 25% caucasian only for last year's class. Stanford 22%. Harvey mudd 25%. Caltech 15%.
Link please for Caltech:
Caltech’s current class is 45% white (https://www.registrar.caltech.edu/records/enrollment-statistics)
Anonymous
03/17/2023 20:51
Subject: Class of 2027 admissions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Pomona had a press release but I don't see any acceptance rate: https://www.pomona.edu/news/2023/03/17-introducing-pomona-college-class-2027
21% white is interesting indeed.
Why is it interesting? Other peer schools in CA have similar demographics.
Because it is entirely out of whack with the college-ready high school senior demographics in this country...
Not in CA. White, non-hispanic/latino 15-18 year old population is 25% and trending downwards. Rest of the country, it is <50% and also on a downward trend.