Anonymous wrote:GW isn’t a safety school, VT and UMD are not peers and neither are more prestigious than case western, and no, obviously UC Merced doesn’t have prestige just because US News wanted to give Pell grant and first gen kids love. Average sat is like a 200. Some of these posts are out there. And Rutgers, Uconn, Penn state etc aren’t prestigious. Remember?

GW has a 47 percent acceptance rate.

Wisconsin, William & Mary, and Boston College.

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Anonymous wrote:The true acceptance rate at each of West Point and Annapolis is around 50%.

Ridiculous statement.

+1. West Point’s acceptance rate is 12%. The Naval Academy is 9-10%.

I’ve seen a few times in public discourse. People claim the 10%ish is based on those that start applications, and that it’s about 50% of those with the 3Qs. I don’t if that’s true, because there are kids with 4 year rotc scholarships to Berkley and Michigan that don’t get in, and about 25% are second/third attempts. The idea that it’s actually easy to get in seems absurd to me.

Anonymous wrote:Seeking to make a list of schools that are generally well-known, respected, or have strong “name recognition” but are not ultra-selective.

I’ve heard Penn State and Purdue are two. What are others?

W&M

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Anonymous wrote:The true acceptance rate at each of West Point and Annapolis is around 50%.

Ridiculous statement.

+1. West Point’s acceptance rate is 12%. The Naval Academy is 9-10%.

Anonymous wrote:Fordham. Solid school and great alumni network, especially in the NY area.

How is it for a kid who wants a job back in DC?

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Anonymous wrote:The true acceptance rate at each of West Point and Annapolis is around 50%.

Ridiculous statement.

How so? Over half the applicants with noms who get cleared medically get offers. It’s just a fact.

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Anonymous wrote:GW isn’t a safety school, VT and UMD are not peers and neither are more prestigious than case western, and no, obviously UC Merced doesn’t have prestige just because US News wanted to give Pell grant and first gen kids love. Average sat is like a 200. Some of these posts are out there. And Rutgers, Uconn, Penn state etc aren’t prestigious. Remember?

You're just so empty inside, aren't you? Poor thing.

Which statement hurt your feelings? All are responses to what someone else said. George Washington isn’t a safety, none of those are peers, UC Merced doesn’t have prestige if prestige is a thing, Rutgers, Penn state, and UConn are historically seen as party schools. Go to any. I’d send my kid to any of them. But are we being realistic about prestige and peer groups or not?

Fordham. Solid school and great alumni network, especially in the NY area.

Anonymous wrote:The true acceptance rate at each of West Point and Annapolis is around 50%.

Ridiculous statement.

Anonymous wrote:GW isn’t a safety school, VT and UMD are not peers and neither are more prestigious than case western, and no, obviously UC Merced doesn’t have prestige just because US News wanted to give Pell grant and first gen kids love. Average sat is like a 200. Some of these posts are out there. And Rutgers, Uconn, Penn state etc aren’t prestigious. Remember?

You're just so empty inside, aren't you? Poor thing.

Brandeis University

Small but considered a major research university. Excellent science department as well as other great departments. Lots of pre-med and pre-law (and prestigious graduate school admits). They have a new university president who seems intent on restoring their standing.

The service academies are best combination of highest prestige, with the easiest admissions standards. Assuming you can pass the medical and physical requirements, they all overweight SAT scores. If you have what would be considered solid grades on this board, well rounded extracurriculars, and 1400+ SATs, your chance of admission is very good. 1500+ SATs are almost a guaranteed admit. Yes, yes, yes - you need to serve in the military. I am strictly addressing the topic of this thread. Don't be intimidated by the single digit admit rate. The denominator is exaggerated for a variety of reasons. The real admit rate for fully completed and physically qualified applications is at least 25%. Sure that is relatively low in the overall college landscape. But it's a high admit rate vs. peers for the prestige and admiration the academies carry. The Naval Academy's yield rate is a blistering 85%.

Anonymous wrote:Schools that punch above their acceptance rate: Case Western, Rochester, Michigan State, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado, Carleton, Mount Holyoke

What does that mean?

Any unc except chapel Hill, which is very difficult admit oos