<p>I sw a thread about a worried person about her B average son. Someone put that this place only focuses on top 100 schools.</p>
<p>If this is the top 100 list, the US News list, then please don't worry. Either I'm scewed or you guys are, but an average student CAN get into a top 100 school.</p>
<p>If they are taking AP or IB classes, they can get in. What is Baylor Uni? #76? I know a boy with a C average who got in. His only extra co. was Academic Decathlon. He didn't even do Early Desicion.</p>
<p>That gave me a lot of hope. I'm looking at a B average (a mix of As, Bs, and Cs got me that), average SAT, no spectacular Extra co (I'm not the president of anything), and a few service hours. If a C student can get into #76, then anyone like me who is less than the average CC should not loose hope!</p>
<p>Top 100 schools with acceptance rates > 70% in order from most selective to least. The number is the rank. Some of these schools are in the top 50. </p>
<ol>
<li>Georgia Institute of Technology*
<ol>
<li>Case Western Reserve Univ. (OH) </li>
<li>Virginia Tech* </li>
<li>Miami University Oxford (OH)* </li>
<li>Texas A&M Univ. College Station* </li>
<li>Baylor University (TX) </li>
<li>Univ. of Minnesota Twin Cities* </li>
<li>University of Tulsa (OK) </li>
<li>Univ. of Nebraska Lincoln* </li>
<li>Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (NY) </li>
<li>Worcester Polytechnic Inst. (MA) </li>
<li>Ohio State University Columbus* </li>
<li>Brigham Young Univ. Provo (UT) </li>
<li>University of Vermont* </li>
<li>Univ. of California Riverside* </li>
<li>Michigan State University* </li>
<li>St. Louis University </li>
<li>Purdue Univ. West Lafayette (IN)* </li>
<li>Indiana University Bloomington* </li>
<li>University of Iowa* </li>
<li>Yeshiva University (NY) </li>
<li>University of Arizona* </li>
<li>Auburn University (AL)* </li>
<li>University of Colorado Boulder* </li>
<li>University of Denver </li>
<li>Univ. of Missouri Columbia* </li>
<li>Iowa State University*</li>
</ol></li>
</ol>
<p>Here are the top LACs with acceptance rates < or = 70% </p>
<ol>
<li>Augustana College (IL)
<ol>
<li>University of Puget Sound (WA) </li>
<li>Drew University (NJ) </li>
<li>Beloit College (WI) </li>
<li>Earlham College (IN) </li>
<li>Knox College (IL) </li>
<li>College of Wooster (OH) </li>
<li>Ursinus College (PA) </li>
</ol></li>
<li>Bennington College
<ol>
<li>Ohio Wesleyan University </li>
<li>Juniata College (PA) </li>
<li>Allegheny College (PA) </li>
<li>Hanover College (IN) </li>
<li>Willamette University (OR) </li>
<li>Gustavus Adolphus College (MN) </li>
<li>Wells College (NY) </li>
<li>Presbyterian College (SC) </li>
<li>Sweet Briar College (VA) </li>
<li>Hope College (MI) </li>
<li>Thomas Aquinas College (CA) </li>
</ol></li>
<li>Birmingham - Southern College (AL)
<ol>
<li>Mills College (CA) </li>
<li>College of St. Benedict (MN) </li>
<li>Millsaps College (MS) </li>
<li>Hendrix College (AR) </li>
<li>Albion College (MI) </li>
<li>St. John's University (MN) </li>
<li>Hollins University (VA) </li>
<li>Principia College (IL) </li>
<li>Randolph - Macon Woman's College (VA)</li>
</ol></li>
</ol>
<p>"Average" students don't have "B" averages and don't take AP/IB courses. It's only on CC that people think that most high school students have "B" averages and take AP/IBs.</p>
<p>"Average" students end up at community colleges, not going to college, or at third tier colleges. They don't end up at top 100 colleges.</p>
<p>What CC folks call "average" is what others would call "stellar."</p>
<p>so wait vermont is the 93rd best school in the country out of every one. Or is just the ones that accept 70% or more...if so what is it ranked overall...and what tier school</p>