NYTimes: Nationally the hardest year for Admissions ever!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Florida
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<p>A Great Year for Ivy League Schools, but Not So Good for Applicants to Them </p>

<p>Harvard turned down 1,100 student applicants with perfect 800 scores on the SAT math exam. Yale rejected several applicants with perfect 2400 scores on the three-part SAT, and Princeton turned away thousands of high school applicants with 4.0 grade point averages. Needless to say, high school valedictorians were a dime a dozen.</p>

<p>It was the most selective spring in modern memory at America?s elite schools, according to college admissions officers. More applications poured into top schools this admissions cycle than in any previous year on record. Schools have been sending decision letters to student applicants in recent days, and rejection letters have overwhelmingly outnumbered the acceptances.</p>

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<li>Remember there is a trickle down effect from the Ivy's, to the Top Privates, to the Top Publics, to the Good Privates & Publics. Remember you can always transfer into UF, and there is always Graduate & Professional programs at UF that are offered as well.</li>
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<p>It has been tough--many of my son's friends with top grades and scores did not get into any "top" schools. My guy is very grateful that he did get into a top 20 LAC--but he freely admits that his athletic hook was what put him into the "admit" column</p>

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<p>can you post the article please, i dont deem it necessary to register to read one article.</p>

<p>thanks</p>