<p>Can u guys rank these schools in term of how difficult it is to get into?</p>
<p>Duke
WashU
Northwestern
Georgetown
Rice
Vanderbilt</p>
<p>Honestly, they are really all about the same</p>
<p>But</p>
<p><a href=“https://docs.google.com/a/students.bchigh.edu/spreadsheet/pub?key=0ArlRBr9Qvz0mdEdLNzNsRnBKT3Z1dDZ5QTFCQVV1NkE&output=html[/url]”>2012 Admission Decisions - Google Drive;
<p>yea, stats are stats but for any one person it may depend of factors you have no control over, such as the mix of students they are looking for in your year and the quality of this year’s applicants. For every student that gets in any of those, there is someone with almost exactly same who doesn’t or gets waitlisted. If you can afford the app fees, try them all.</p>
<p>If the real question is whether one of these might be a safety, then no.</p>
<p>Yes, all are equally tough to get into.</p>
<p>In terms of acceptance rate, Duke and Vandy are the hardest to get into. NU is also getting more competitive every year.</p>
<p>Well acceptance rates dont always mean everything right? Tulane has a lower acceptance rate than Wake Forest but WF is top 25</p>
<p>Your initial ordering is probably right but I would flip Wash U and Northwestern. Vandy loves high SAT scores so if you get 2300+ on your SAT you are in good shape there. Rice is slightly less selective than Duke, Wash U, and NU.</p>
<p>all schools on your list will reject fully qualified students with high stats due to high numbers of applicants. No school on your list is really a match college for anyone. Make sure to apply to less selective colleges.<br>
Rice prefers to do face to face evaluative interviews which is a difference to note. Duke has a charter based requirement to let in a percentage of students from North and South Carolina so there is some assist there for those students.</p>
<p>By SAT scores, which is the most accurate way of showing how difficult it is to get into a school, the easiest schools for you to get into of the above are Rice and Duke. I would look into applying ED to one of those places if you want to maximize your odds.</p>
<p>^you should seek therapy. Maybe a psychiatric evaluation as well. I also wanted to say that I’m really sorry you were rejected from Duke. I know it can be painful, but you really have to get over it. Feel free to PM me if you need to talk to someone about your insecurities. I hope you get well soon. :)</p>
<p>Just ignore him happyman2. If you do, he’ll go away. The little respect anyone had for phuriku is probably gone with his recent trolling. Anyone with an ounce of reasoning skill can tell that his recent claims are not grounded in logic.</p>
<p>SAT scores don’t determine the easiest schools to get into…</p>
<p>@Faline2 (post #9): Your statement that Duke has a specific, required percentage of acceptances and/or matriculation from the Carolinas is simply wrong. I am a past Board/Executive Committee member and can assure that this is incorrect.</p>
<p>so the 15% from the Carolinas is a myth? Never knew one way or another</p>
<p>Anyway, back to the original topic, all of these schools are extremely similar in terms of percentage accepted and standardized test scores and everything. I believe Duke has the lowest acceptance rate out of that list, but they are all pretty close.</p>
<p>Yes, 15 percent (or any other finite number or percentage) is an “urban legend.” What is true is the original Duke Trust not only was the critical catalyst permitting Duke University to evolve from Trinity College, but additionally provided appreciable financial support for several other Carolina universities, for health care in the Carolinas, and for the Methodist Church in the Carolinas. In essence, the Trust was exceptionally “Carolina centric.” Duke recognizes and honors this Carolina heritage and connection, and we certainly seek strong Carolina representation. However, there is no specific Carolina quantitative requirement for undergraduate admission and/or matriculation.</p>
<p>Alright thank you for clearing that up</p>
<p>Well the only thing I got out of this is that they are all the same…</p>
<p>Which tends to accept more minorities?</p>
<p>My personal experience:</p>
<p>Duke (accepted off wait list to Pratt)
WashU (accepted)
Northwestern (accepted)
Vanderbilt (accepted)</p>
<p>Didn’t apply:
Georgetown
Rice</p>
<p>IMO they are all VERY close. I’d go with:
Duke>Vanderbilt>Wash=NW=Rice>Georgetown.<br>
Look at their admission criteria to see what is important at each school and at their freshman profile to see the profiles of students they are accepting.</p>