Does Trinity do merit? Conn College does, and this is probably the difference. Kids with decent SAT scores have less expensive options, both at state schools and at slightly lower-ranked LACs. So either you use merit to approach those prices or you don’t get to enroll the kids with decent scores.

Anonymous wrote:Trinity is for academically average students. Most are probably in the 1000-1300 range.

Then it really isn't a SLAC...

Trinity is for academically average students. Most are probably in the 1000-1300 range.

Anonymous wrote:Trinity has some strong students, but it really attracts kids in the bottom quarter of elite high schools. For these kids, TO + elite high school + college consultant = Trinity admit.

It’s NESCAC, so for many of these families, it’s a luxury brand, which is all they want.

How long will it be perceived to be a luxury brand?

While the SAT isn't the only barometer of student strength it is an important one.

Anonymous wrote:Trinity has some strong students, but it really attracts kids in the bottom quarter of elite high schools. For these kids, TO + elite high school + college consultant = Trinity admit.

It’s NESCAC, so for many of these families, it’s a luxury brand, which is all they want.

That's really surprising. It's known to not be that good of a school, and it has continuously had a faculty retention issue. Maybe some families just cling to titles.

Trinity has some strong students, but it really attracts kids in the bottom quarter of elite high schools. For these kids, TO + elite high school + college consultant = Trinity admit.

It’s NESCAC, so for many of these families, it’s a luxury brand, which is all they want.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t find OP’s claimed SAT submit scores anywhere. You need a 1350-1420 SAT score for Trinity

It might be prudent for all of us to verify the OP's posted statistics. Based on Trinity's most recent CDS, for example, SAT results were available for 7% of recently matriculating first-year students. ACT results were available for 3% of students.

But that doesn’t prove what OP is claiming: that only 7% submitted … I can’t find that anywhere on the internet

This represents a bit of a language issue. I believe the OP means that 7% of matriculating first-year students had submitted SAT results.

Anonymous wrote:Trinity's SAT numbers are marginally higher than Conn's. But more submit to Conn College.

The scores for both are substantially below Wesleyan, Bates, Colby, etc.

A yawning gap.

Over three times as many Connecticut College first-year students submitted standardized scoring results compared to those at Bates. It's not especially clear which of these schools would have an inherently higher profile.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t find OP’s claimed SAT submit scores anywhere. You need a 1350-1420 SAT score for Trinity

It might be prudent for all of us to verify the OP's posted statistics. Based on Trinity's most recent CDS, for example, SAT results were available for 7% of recently matriculating first-year students. ACT results were available for 3% of students.

But that doesn’t prove what OP is claiming: that only 7% submitted … I can’t find that anywhere on the internet

Anonymous wrote:I can’t find OP’s claimed SAT submit scores anywhere. You need a 1350-1420 SAT score for Trinity

It might be prudent for all of us to verify the OP's posted statistics. Based on Trinity's most recent CDS, for example, SAT results were available for 7% of recently matriculating first-year students. ACT results were available for 3% of students.

Trinity's SAT numbers are marginally higher than Conn's. But more submit to Conn College.

The scores for both are substantially below Wesleyan, Bates, Colby, etc.

A yawning gap.

Per CDS 2025-26, with 7% submitting SAT and 3% submitting ACT, middle 50 percentiles were 1340-1453

https://www.trincoll.edu/asic/wp-content/uploads/sites/125/2025/07/CDS-2024-2025-Trinity-College.pdf

I can’t find OP’s claimed SAT submit scores anywhere. You need a 1350-1420 SAT score for Trinity

9% is concerning. And irrelevant at that point. They should stop accepting any scores or require them. It’s a big drinking school. Conn is the more academic of the two with more serious students, and a much more beautiful setting.

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Anonymous wrote:Trinity's 2025-26 CDS is up. 7% submitted SAT, 3% submitted ACT.

https://www.trincoll.edu/asic/wp-content/uploads/sites/125/2025/07/CDS-2024-2025-Trinity-College.pdf

Surprising. Is this a canary in the coal mine of Trinity going down the Conn College path?

What does that mean? I’d pick Conn over trinity in a heartbeat.