<p>“While it is nice to bring up a comparison between a very competitive community college program that might enroll 10 percent of its applicants, I am not sure that the comparison between the typical qualifications for Harvard Medical School (such as Yale) and community college credits holds any meaningful value.”</p>
<p>First of all, it was 4%. None of them were “developmental admits”, athletic admits, tuba admits, or senatorial daughter admits. The thread is about admission rates below one-third, and that’s what I’m responding to. And, no, many of the Yale (with its 3.35 average GPA) admits to Harvard Med couldn’t hack it (without retaking courses). It is what it is. I don’t think many of the nursing school admits could get into Harvard Med either (most, because of income and life opportunities, would never have had a chance to find out.) </p>
<p>So, yes, there is elite, and then there is elite. Most of the elites folks are writing about are being admitted to “liberal arts” colleges. Most American students don’t want to be admitted to liberal arts colleges (much as most Yale grads don’t want into the community college nursing program). But I bet there a bunches of programs like this one where admission is well under one-third, but aren’t in the data.</p>
<p>Anyone have any idea what the average liberal arts college graduate (who doesn’t go to graduate school) makes the first year? I’d like to compare it with the two-year community college nurses around here. I have my suspicions.</p>