<p>Class of 2010: Admit Rate of 24 Percent Sets New Benchmark at Barnard
*Barnard has admitted 917 students regular decision for the first-year entering class in fall 2006 – 22 percent of those who applied, setting a new competitive benchmark at the College. *</p>
<p>Total # applicants: 4,143
Total # admitted ED: 175 out of 456 applicants
ED Admit Rate: 38%
Total # admitted RD: 917 out of 4143
RD Admit Rate: 22%
Median SATs: 710 CR / 680 Math / 710 Writing</p>
<p>Oops, sorry. Thanks for catching that typo.</p>
<p>But the point is the same:</p>
<p>The kids who got the big priority mail envelope have a good reason to be proud. And the kids who did not make the cut should at least get some consolation from knowing that the competition this year was tougher than ever before --to fail to get into the most highly selective women's college in the country.</p>
<p>So Barnard's admit rate dropped from 27% to 22% in just one year?</p>
<p>Wow...guess Barnard's rank in USNWR will also go up a few notches, unless every other school on the list also had huge admit rate drops. Wow...5%!</p>
<p>Well it dropped from 27% to 24%-- a 3 point drop -- for the overall pool. The 22% number applied to the RD pool. About 11% of Barnard's applicants are in the ED pool, and the admit rate for them is significantly higher. </p>
<p>But yes, it is pretty significant -- and yes, it probably will also be mirrored by many other highly selective colleges. It's a rough year all around. </p>
<p>I don't know whether admit-rate really makes that much of a difference in the US News rankings. It's part of the overall picture, but there are other factors at play as well. </p>
<p>I don't care about rankings. As far as I can tell, my daughter has the benefit of a small and supportive liberal arts college, the opportunity to take advantage of all academic offerings at Columbia as well as Barnard, and the large university/big city experience she so craves. Plus whatever benefits a women's college offers, without actually having to give up the company of men. Plus, in the end, a diploma bearing both college names. How can you possibly beat that?</p>
<p>Chicgeek, I'm sorry you didn't make it - but I see from some of your other posts that you did get into some great schools, even if not your top choices. I think there are a lot of things at work - I was surprised that my own daughter got in, but then I noticed how the article I linked to made a big point about the dancers that were admitted. Well, my daughter is a dancer coming from a performing arts high school and she submitted a dance resume listing all the works she has choreographed and groups/companies she has danced with; and then she submitted a very brief DVD showing highlights of two group pieces she choreographed. So it may very well be the dance that got her in.</p>
<p>You never know - you just have to do your best. I mean, it could just have easily turned out that Barnard felt they already let in too many dancers and not admitted my daughter. All you can do is highlight your strengths and interests and hope that meshes with what the college is looking for at the time they go over the application.</p>
<p>When an admit rate gets to be at the level of 22%, I really don't think its a case of anyone getting "rejected" any more -- even though that's what the letter says. It's just that it is very, very hard to get in. Barnard is the most selective college that accepted my daughter and I consider her to be very lucky -- my daughter was waitlisted at other schools that accept far more applicants. But Barnard is a particularly good match for my daughter's academic interests as well as the dance focus, so I think that probably is what made the difference for her. </p>
<p>Anyway, take heart - and good luck wherever you end up. I am sure you will do well.</p>
<p>I was admitted into this 22%. Barnard sounds very very good. This is the first time I am visiting CC's Barnard page, it's good to see so much discussion going on about Barnard.</p>