<p>Ansley, I’m talking about the colleges that reject 87-93% of all candidates. I’ll try to find the list from The Journal of Higher Education. The ivies accept black applicants at just about twice the rate of non minority applicants meaning that on average, 75% are rejected.</p>
<p>For the last decade I have worked with many URMs from disadvantaged backgrounds, helping them get into good colleges. While I’ve seen the schools bend on SAT scores, I’ve never seen a very top college accept a URM with a low GPA. This is the best predictor of college performance. I’ve also seen the URM competition increase significantly with URMs increasingly applying from all corners of the US and the world.</p>