Anonymous
Post 04/17/2024 10:28     Subject: Top 52 Colleges & Universities Ranked By Selectivity (Wallethub.com)
why is admission rate any indication of anything. It's so easy to make that look low by admitting most of class on ED then just have no essays, lots of marketing and application fee waivers.
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2024 10:26     Subject: Top 52 Colleges & Universities Ranked By Selectivity (Wallethub.com)
what is the point of this?
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2024 10:26     Subject: Top 52 Colleges & Universities Ranked By Selectivity (Wallethub.com)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:But so many have high TO admits?
UChicago
Vanderbilt
Pomona
Amherst

What “methodology” are they using in lieu for those kids?


I do not know. Probably just used the data published by each school.

This is not a definitive list; it is a fun list used to compare schools based on the available data.


Fun? As in let's laugh together at the people who put the list together?
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2024 09:56     Subject: Top 52 Colleges & Universities Ranked By Selectivity (Wallethub.com)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Admissions rate as the heaviest weighted factor is not useful because colleges game this by offering no "supplemental essay" requirements, test optional, freebies, to boost the number of applications.


People keep saying this, but any school would love to have a sub-15% admit rate. But they can’t. Admission rate needs to be adjusted for % of class ED, for having multiple ED rounds (and EA to boot, like Chicago does), for yield, and for percentage of transfer students (looking at you, Columbia GS, Oxford Emory, and UVA Wise). But if that’s done properly, it would be the only ranking we need — and far superior to US News’ ranking. And far more helpful, too, because the point of an application is getting in…


Totally disagree. Why wold rejecting lots of students make it a good school?
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2024 09:27     Subject: Top 52 Colleges & Universities Ranked By Selectivity (Wallethub.com)
Anonymous wrote:Admissions rate as the heaviest weighted factor is not useful because colleges game this by offering no "supplemental essay" requirements, test optional, freebies, to boost the number of applications.


People keep saying this, but any school would love to have a sub-15% admit rate. But they can’t. Admission rate needs to be adjusted for % of class ED, for having multiple ED rounds (and EA to boot, like Chicago does), for yield, and for percentage of transfer students (looking at you, Columbia GS, Oxford Emory, and UVA Wise). But if that’s done properly, it would be the only ranking we need — and far superior to US News’ ranking. And far more helpful, too, because the point of an application is getting in…
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2024 09:13     Subject: Top 52 Colleges & Universities Ranked By Selectivity (Wallethub.com)
Admissions rate as the heaviest weighted factor is not useful because colleges game this by offering no "supplemental essay" requirements, test optional, freebies, to boost the number of applications.

Anonymous
Post 04/17/2024 09:01     Subject: Top 52 Colleges & Universities Ranked By Selectivity (Wallethub.com)
There was a list floating around showing the ranking of schools by SAT. I think it is one measure that a student should take into account. Not sure how that list differed from this one. But it sure beats some social equity ranking or some made up criteria.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2024 20:19     Subject: Re:Top 52 Colleges & Universities Ranked By Selectivity (Wallethub.com)
Anonymous wrote:The methodology was stated in the first post in this thread. Heaviest weight given to "admissions rate", then equal rate given to the other 3 categories (25th% SAT/ACT, 75th% SAT/ACT, and % of freshmen in top 10% of class).


Useless.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2024 20:17     Subject: Re:Top 52 Colleges & Universities Ranked By Selectivity (Wallethub.com)
No Williams = no bueno.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2024 19:35     Subject: Top 52 Colleges & Universities Ranked By Selectivity (Wallethub.com)
This measures inputs, only. What do they get out of college?
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2024 18:52     Subject: Top 52 Colleges & Universities Ranked By Selectivity (Wallethub.com)
Dumb list
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2024 17:53     Subject: Top 52 Colleges & Universities Ranked By Selectivity (Wallethub.com)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:To some, USNWR is losing its credibility by contorting itself into a pretzel trying to appease certain segments of the population


You're a white boy, right?



Right? Because POC don't care about class size, the qualifications of instructors, or schools that meet all demonstrated need and allow students to graduate without debt or federal aid. Those are the things that USNWR dropped from consideration. Obviously, only white boys care about such trifles.


Some public colleges that serve a diverse range of students racially and socioeconomically rose in the rankings. Some private colleges serving predominantly wealthy and white students dropped a little.

The CRT/Woke/DEI spouting boys are mad.

So what?

Join a conservative think tank and be gone.

And....USNWR will still be very relevant for thousands prospective students and their DCUM parents.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2024 17:46     Subject: Top 52 Colleges & Universities Ranked By Selectivity (Wallethub.com)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:To some, USNWR is losing its credibility by contorting itself into a pretzel trying to appease certain segments of the population


You're a white boy, right?



Right? Because POC don't care about class size, the qualifications of instructors, or schools that meet all demonstrated need and allow students to graduate without debt or federal aid. Those are the things that USNWR dropped from consideration. Obviously, only white boys care about such trifles.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2024 16:35     Subject: Top 52 Colleges & Universities Ranked By Selectivity (Wallethub.com)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:To some, USNWR is losing its credibility by contorting itself into a pretzel trying to appease certain segments of the population


You're a white boy, right?


Nope, far from it
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2024 16:33     Subject: Top 52 Colleges & Universities Ranked By Selectivity (Wallethub.com)
Anonymous wrote:To some, USNWR is losing its credibility by contorting itself into a pretzel trying to appease certain segments of the population


You're a white boy, right?