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<p>Longhaul - I think US News may be a little out of date. When D1 was looking at Pitzer in 09, their acceptance rate was as low as 22%, but the acceptance rate for the class entering Fall 2010 was 25.6% [Pitzer</a> College - Admission - First Year Profile](<a href=“http://www.pitzer.edu/admission/why_pitzer/first_year_profile.asp]Pitzer”>http://www.pitzer.edu/admission/why_pitzer/first_year_profile.asp)</p>

<p>And if you dig a little deeper, it’s higher for boys (28%) vs. girls (25%) <a href=“http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/institutional_research/documents/Snapshot-PitzerCommonDataSet2010.pdf[/url]”>http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/institutional_research/documents/Snapshot-PitzerCommonDataSet2010.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Don’t underestimate the admissions advantage for male applicants at smaller schools. This editorial is a little outdated, but probably even more true today. [To</a> All the Girls I’ve Rejected - New York Times](<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/23/opinion/23britz.html]To”>Opinion | To All the Girls I've Rejected - The New York Times)</p>

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<p>Oberlin is significantly more selective than Pitzer or Tulane.</p>