<p>This info is extremely localized, covering only part of Los Angeles County.</p>
<p>Our (area) applicants had only a 35 percent admissions rate. It was brutal and some that the alumni admissions coordinators thought would be easily admitted were not.</p>
<p>Otoh, of those admitted, we had an extremely high rate of STRIDE/Zollman scholarships, at least 10 and 2 respectively...I took the call in my car (hands free) and couldn't take notes.</p>
<p>I'll be at the local Smith Accepted Students party on Sunday, hope to pick up more there.</p>
<p>Interesting…thanks for the update. From bits and pieces of other anecdotal info I’ve heard, the overall acceptance rate is down quite a bit this year. More apps and a smaller class having something to do with it. Will be interesting to see the final stats.</p>
<p>The New York Times College Blog usually publishes the admission statistics of the Ivy’s and other top colleges and universities (including LAC’s) around the middle of April. The NYT gets the information from each school’s admission office and places it in a chart on their College Blog section available on-line.</p>
<p>The “first round” of admissions info appeared in today’s NYT. However, Smith nor any of the “sisters” were among the schools listed. It said there would be more info posted as it is received. Come on Deb Shaver, send it in! ;)</p>
<p>Sad. I’m always rooting that the admit rate will go up rather than down, so that more people who really want to be there will be afforded the opportunity for such a great education.</p>
<p>Me too. But, I suspect for all selective schools, this trend is going to get worse before it gets better. My D has several friends who are fabulous students who were declined admission at their “dream” schools. It is sad to watch. We as a family feel fortunate and look forward to the Open Campus Smith event this week.</p>
<p>I met some terrific admittees at the local Admitted Students party. Spoke to two other Dads but their daughters were already committed. </p>
<p>There were in three in particular that I hope go to Smith for various reasons. One is one of those shining stars who will be a plus anywhere, wants to major in neuroscience; another is African American and, let’s face it, Smith can be a tough sell for some. E.g., “I’ve never seen more white people in my life.” Fortunately, there was a recent African American alum present who spent quite a bit of time talking to her.</p>
<p>^^
There are fewer black students enrolled at all but about 100 colleges in the country. So, by your reasoning, regardless of the college they attend a black student will be more likely to graduate than a white student?</p>
<p>No. According to my reasoning (and I base this on the 2010 census and personal white prep school girl bias) a black student at Smith has likely tried harder and done more work to get to where she is than a white student (at least, in my group of friends and my personal story) and is therefore likely to work harder for graduation. Besides, a smaller sample of students indicates a likely smaller deviation from the norm.</p>
<p>Not germetically sealed, but idk?</p>
<p>Yes, I do row for Smith. And pfft sailing :)</p>
<p>I’m only posting this because someone posted Wellesley. Barnard’s admit rate this year is 21%. </p>
<p>My D is not competitive with sister schools, only with her brother who attended Williams. She hasn’t caught up, but getting close. Williams was 16.9%.</p>
<p>Yes, but the Williams numbers are schizophrenic, and reflect very different factors. Almost 45% of the Williams class is chosen in the early decision round (43.4% this year to be precise, and more than 40% of ED candidates get in (42% this year). What this does is inflate Williams’ yield. In the later round, admissions are closer to 10%, but the yield is also very, very much lower. </p>
<p>Smith admissions reflect some of the same characteristics, but a much smaller percentage of the class is chosen ED.</p>
<p>No aspersions on Smith mini. I admire the school tremendously, and I particularly admire both your D’s. I was rather silly to post those numbers, but Barnard gets so trashed on USNWR where Smith far outshines it, that I think I was just identifying with my D licking her wounds. I do know how silly it all is.</p>
<p>Well, you’ve had kids at both W and B so you know the differences. I HATE it when so-called selectivity goes up (and more perfectly qualified applicants get rejected); at some point there is a law of diminishing returns, where the applicant most likely to benefit from what that specific institution has to offer is less likely to end up there.</p>
<p>If I were Williams, I’d run admissions the way they do. Certainly, it takes a certain kind of person to decide ED that s/he wants to live there for four years. (Personally, I wouldn’t make the same choice I did 45 years ago). And accepting such a large percentage of the class ED allows them to allocate financial aid resources more efficiently in the RD round, and build the class they want. </p>
<p>I didn’t see or even imagine any aspersions on Smith.</p>