<p>Hi does anyone have the list of the colleges that didnt get enough apps etc?</p>
<p>I remember someone mentioning it.</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me the top schools availible on the list?</p>
<p>Why don't you look?</p>
<p>Im wondering how schools like Notre Dame and Goucher didnt have enough applicants...can anyone explain this entire ordeal to me?</p>
<p>Drew is highly regarded. It's in Madison, NJ about 45 minute train ride from NYC. Its former president was Thomas Kean, once governor of NJ and head of the 9-11 commission. Drew awards a lot of merit aid, too.</p>
<p>Both still have some space. I'm surprised by Smith (Seven Sisters College). I considered applying there; it's actually a really great school.</p>
<p>Fordham-- good school, too; weird that it still has space-- but five kids from my senior class got in and chose not to go too, so who knows?.</p>
<p>Notre Dame = room for limited transfers only.</p>
<p>You should look at the different kinds of openings though-- freshmen or transfer. </p>
<p>Like Clark University can't accommodate any more freshman applications, nor have avaliable housing or financial aid, but can accept a low number of transfers.</p>
<p>Edit; yeah, tlak beat me to it.</p>
<p>i dont understand: does this mean they still receive applications? (im an international and not so familiar with US education system :) )</p>
<p>I don't how Mercer is undergrad, but its law school has always been well-respected. It puts it on the radar screen for more students, anyway. Might be worth a look.</p>
<p>Lewis & Clark is also a really fine place.</p>
<p>Smith has openings for transfers only.</p>
<p>Mercer's law school is ranked #100, which puts it in the bottom half of all law schools.</p>
<p>The fact that a school is on the list is NO indication of quality. Every year, there are surprisingly good schools that still are looking to fill seats. Here's why: the number of applications sent out by each individual applying to colleges is rising. Colleges don't know how many applications each person has sent out. They admit students hoping that they will pick THEIR school, but estimating the number is not a science; many schools underestimate what their actual yield is. Schools also know that a certain number of people will be "no shows" --- i.e., they send in their deposit but at the last minute go elsewhere. To cover this, and make sure they are running a full show, they add their names to the NACAC list.</p>
<p>Again, being on the NACAC list is no reflection of quality, and even, in some cases, no reflection of selectivity. IT's just a reflection of the variances within college applications/college choices.</p>
<p>By the way, Notre Dame does NOT have openings for freshmen. It only has openings for transfers.</p>
<p>Nyhn, Yes, the schools on the list will still consider a limited number of openings. As an international, however, I would contact each school you may be interested in directly to make absolutely certain that you would have enough time to arrange your student Visa approvals in time to enroll by August or September. It may be cutting it close for Visa approval. Also keep in mind that financial aid and merit scholarships at most of these schools will be limited at this point in time.</p>
<p>Schools that I would look into (as a liberal LAC student at a top tier school)</p>
<p>Mills is a good women's college in Northern California.
New College is a great little LAC in Florida.
Knox College in Illinois.
Goucher in Maryland.
Fordham in NYC.
St. Lawrence in upstate NY.
Gonzaga in Washington.
Lewis and Clark in Oregon.</p>
<p>An excellent small LAC in Texas, Southwestern University, also has some openings. It is located in a suburb 20 miles or so north of Austin. Southwestern has a large endowment and historically has been very generous with merit aid. If you are considering Hendrix, check out Southwestern as well.</p>
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Mercer's law school is ranked #100, which puts it in the bottom half of all law schools.
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Yes, 100 out of 189 isn't in the top half, but US News still calls that "Tier 1," which is a curious way for them to describe schools in the bottom half. But I wasn't talking about what it's ranked, I'm reporting that I've heard good things about it from people who seemed to respect it.</p>
<p>All might be moot if their undergrad program is different. No idea.</p>
<p>thank you carolyn ^^</p>