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1. Acceptance percentage is an idiotic statistic

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Mar 20, 2022, 08:21 PM

Mar 2022

Universities have no control over how many apply. That’s driven in part by college ratings, which are stupid, and overall PR.

The acceptance percentage is driven by how many students the universities can accommodate, regardless of how many apply.

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U.Va accepts record-low 19 percent of 50,962 applicants for Class of 2026 [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 OP

Acceptance percentage is an idiotic statistic NQAS Mar 2022 #1

It does seem kind of silly Effete Snob Mar 2022 #3

The other thing is that students apply to vastly more PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2022 #2

The Common Application has a lot to do with that More_Cowbell Mar 2022 #4

Yes. That's a huge factor. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2022 #5