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Nov 1, 1996 · The table reports racial and ethnic differences in the probability of admission for the typical four-year college applicant at different types of colleges. At the most selective four-year...
Aug 24, 2017 · Even after decades of affirmative action, black and Hispanic students are more underrepresented at the nation’s top colleges and universities than they were 35 years ago, according to a New...
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With colleges seeking to be more selective, and more students seeking admission to the most selective, it’s no surprise that the pressure on students and their families is rising.
Dec 3, 2001 · The pattern has been much the same at prestigious state universities like the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where the rate of acceptance dropped from 72 percent to 59 percent over the same interval, or at the University of California at Berkeley, where acceptances plummeted from 70 to 28 percent.
- Mistake 1: Taking *All* The Tough Classes
- Mistake 2: Doing Whatever It Takes to Maximize Test Scores
- Mistake 3: No Extracurricular Focus
- Less Is More
“Top schools are looking for students who challenge themselves academically,” Shemmassian says, “and of course the more AP classes or honors classes you enroll yourself in, the more it’s going to seem like you challenged yourself. So it makes sense, right?” But every one of those classes requires a great deal of study time outside of class. If cour...
When it comes to college admissions, of course SAT and ACT scores matter. But Shemmassian explains that “focusing or over-focusing on standardized tests takes away time from what truly matters, which is building that unique extracurricular profile to stand out.” When students spend years enrolled in test-prep courses and devote hours studying for, ...
“People think that colleges want to admit ‘well-rounded students,’” Shemmassian says. So students join as many clubs and teams as possible and try to pursue leadership positions in each one. In reality, “Colleges are actually looking for student bodies that are collectively well-rounded, comprising a bunch of specialists who together are an incredi...
If there is one theme that unites all three of these, it’s that students who want to get into top colleges need to be doing less of the stuff that doesn’t make a big impact so they can do more of what does. For students whose schedules are packed with an insane number of classes and activities, this advice should come as a relief, giving them permi...
Sep 4, 2020 · That said, most of the more selective colleges have gotten more selective since the 1960s, due to increased population of high school seniors resulting in more highly qualified applicants applying to more selective colleges (“more selective” doesn’t mean just the super selective colleges, but state flagships, many non-flagship state ...
Apr 4, 2014 · If schools that were once considered “safeties” now have admissions rates as low as 20 or 30 percent, it appears tougher to get into college every spring. But “beneath the headlines and ...
