<p>Why is Flagler's (FL) acceptance rate so low (33%) if its average SAT is just 1110 out of 1600? I really want to go here!!!! I got a 1850 out of 2400 and have really good e.c's</p>
<p>My best guess is the amount of applicants in relation to the number of spots/predicted percent yield made for low acceptance.</p>
<p>I live right next to it. It is MAD easy to get into. Dont worry about it you are a shoein. I would say good luck but you dont need it.</p>
<p>33 isn't "LOW" at all.</p>
<p>C'mon, yale is like 9%, c'mon that's like "0.9 person" out of every 10 applicants being admitted. Princeton harvard stanford all below 13%.</p>
<p>What are talking about, 33% has just a much higher chance. (1 out of every 3 applicants!)</p>
<p>And also, I suggest that you retake that SAT, to "really" boost up that 1850.</p>
<p>One of my best friends got accepted at Flagler and she isn't one of your competitive college types, if you know what I mean. She didn't have over a 1500 SAT (new) either. They really look at the interview, I think, and other personal qualities. I'm so proud of her.</p>
<p>33 isn't low by CC standards since the colleges most popular tend to have an acceptance rate <30%, but remember that generally speaking if you look at all colleges, it's only a select group that accept the minority of those who apply. I agree though, I guess, 33 is relatively high compared to a lot of the colleges talked about here.</p>
<p>It depends on quality of student body. For example U.Chicago has a 40% acceptance rate and Umich has 60%. We have to look at avg SATs in this case.</p>
<p>The %-accepted number is practically meaningless in terms of admissions. When looking thru Barron's list of 2000 colleges, it is common to see colleges with low SAT's having %-accepted numbers in the 20's or 30's. </p>
<p>The 50% SAT range tells you the general level of applicant that will be accepted. The main thing that the %-accepted indicates for the elite colleges is how many people having unbelievably high SAT's are being turned away in spite of their SAT scores simply because the college doesn't have room for everyone. However, in a case where the avg SAT is 1110/1600, the low %-accepted just means that alot of applicants are applying who have low SAT's. You should be fine.</p>
<p>I'll tell you why, a lot of morons probably apply but get rejected.</p>
<p>thanks everyone... I hope you guys are right!!! I'm still nervous tho!!! :(</p>
<p>Maybe they are rejecting applicants with SAT scores above 1400 in order to keep their average at 1110. You can do math. 33% is a LOW acceptance rate. 2/3 of all applications are rejected. Look and see how many colleges and universities there are in the U.S. and how many have acceptance rates below 33%.</p>
<p>You can't tell squat from that acceptance rate. Look at RPI, average SAT well over 1300 yet it accpets 78% of applicants.</p>
<p>I'm thinking maybe its just harder if you're out-of-state?</p>
<p>The hardest college to be accepted to each year based upon the %-accepted number is normally the US Merchant Marine Academy. Although its SAT 50% Range is well below Harvard, normally only about 8% of the applicants are accepted. The %-accepted number is not a good measure of selectivity in the sense that you think it is.</p>
<p>I see, thats a good point. I just don't get why so many are rejected? I've read that out of 1,744 applicants, just over 400 were accepted. I understand if many of them are underqualified, but that just seems disproportional to me.</p>
<p>There are probably a high number of local people applying who have relatively low SAT scores.</p>
<p>Flagler is in St Augustine, close to beaches, not far from Jacksonville or even Savannah, great weather, etc.</p>
<p>Probably has a lot of kids applying whose grades/test scores are not good enough for UM/UF/Florida St, but they still want to be in the sun and on the beach.</p>
<p>Cannot imagine any other reason for such a low (comparatively) admissions rate.</p>