Top Schools with Most Holistic Admissions

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<p>^^ well, it seems the Vandy has pretty high average SAT scores:</p>

<p>SAT Critical Reading: 630 - 720
SAT Math: 650 - 740
SAT Writing: 630 - 710</p>

<p>I was talking more about their GPA breakdown:</p>

<pre><code>* 46% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
* 25% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
* 17% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
* 8% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
* 4% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
</code></pre>

<p>Which is very close to a state university in California (Cal Poly's):</p>

<pre><code>* 49% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
* 23% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
* 16% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
* 8% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
* 4% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
</code></pre>

<p>But perhaps Vanderbilt is so holistic that they their GPA breakdown is diverse, as they'd pay much more attention to ECs and the like, rather than GPA.</p>

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<p>Brown has been known to have a very non-numbers oriented admissions process.</p>

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<p>Northwestern University!</p>

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<p>emory, u of rochester, vandy, brandeis</p>

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<p>Wake Forest University, very writing-intensive application.</p>

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<p>U Chicago, I'd say -- and Wake Forest.</p>

<p>Very different schools, but similar holistic approaches to admissions.</p>