<p>How selective is Bowdoin? 18% of the students are outside the top 10%.</p>
<p>how selective?
very</p>
<p>Selective enough that the typical public HS Val has a good chance of being turned down.</p>
<p>The “outside top 10%” is an exceedingly misleading statistic for top schools. Not only do many top HSs not rank, but MOST students in top private HSs would be in the top 10% at most any public HS.</p>