<p>Hello! I am well aware that there are many factors that go into a college admittance process, but in general terms, please rank the colleges I'm interested in from least difficult, to most difficult. This list is simply the colleges that I have interest in would be curious to know how they stack up to each other. THANK YOU!</p>
<p>Boston College
College of William and Mary
University of California Berkeley
University of Southern California
University of California Los Angeles
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
New York University
University of Virginia </p>
<p>why not just use any number of rankings that are out there? you can even rank them by some undergraduate majors.</p>
<p>they’re all really good schools, and if I give you my ranking there will be ten people who will tell you I got it wrong. this, OP, is an invitation to an unnecessary amount of verbiage.</p>
<p>Depends on a lot of different factors. It’s hard to predict “difficulty” for most selective schools in general because they are often not consistent in the types of kids they admit. (other than on average, high gpa & test scores )</p>
<p>Are you a resident of CA, MI or VA? OOS for any of those schools is going to be more selective than BC, NYU or USC, unless you apply to Stern at NYU, in which case, Stern is as selective. </p>
<p>@GMTplus7 @jkeil911 I have actually looked at these college’s rankings and selectivity statistics and I do know “roughly” where they fall. I was just curious to people’s own opinions from personal experience or knowledge that includes the more obscure factors such as instate versus out of state. I meant in no way for it to be “unnecessary” or “100%” correct. I was merely interested in people’s thoughts and understandings.</p>
<p>She doesn’t need a lecture on prestige/affordability/ the need for a safety/ why she should take a sweater along in case it gets chilly. Just answer the question as best you can. Here’s my 2 cents if you were a resident of none of the states involved:</p>
<p>UVA Most difficult to get into
W&M, Berkeley, UCLA
USC
BC
Michigan
NYU Least difficult to get into</p>
<p>All of the public schools on your list have a much higher admission rate for OOS. The days of residents having top priority are over; all public schools are clamoring for the higher OOS tuition. Berkeley, UCLA and UVA are the most selective on your list. But so much will depend on your choice of major and for public if you are OOS or a resident. Look deeper than US News for the USC rankings and you will see their reputation slides if you look at more rankings including international i.e. Shanghai Jiao Tong Universitys ARWU 2013, The Times Higher Education World University Rankings, QS World University Rankings 2014, FORBES 2013, and Payscale ROI 2014. Looking at a broad range of rankings gives a clearer picture of any schools reputation. However finding the best fit for you is more important than any ranking. Do you prefer public or private? </p>
<p>They are all close enough in admission selectivity that any ranking based on the overall numbers may not reflect your own relative chances (which could be affected by personal factors such as where you live or your choice of major).</p>
Wow @monarch1. I would love to see the data on that. I understood UVA (for example) to be much more difficult to get into from OOS due to caps on the number of those students and the fact UVA meets need for all students, driving up the OOS numbers. I saw an Ann Arbor article that showed (as of 2012) that the in-state admit rate for UMich was 50% compared to 30% for OOS.</p>
<p>University of California Berkeley
University of Virginia
Universify of California Los Angeles
Universify of Michigan Ann Arbor
University of Southern California
Boston College
College of William and Mary
New York University</p>