<p>Keep in mind just because a school has a lower acceptance rate doesn’t mean it is more competitive than some of the top schools you all have mentioned…you need to look at the applicant pool at each school. For example, the acceptance rate at SUNY Geneseo is around 32 or 33% however, the average SAT score is 1340, Highschool average is 94. Students self select the colleges they are going to apply to as well. IF a student is a B student with a very average SAT score they typically do not apply to Geneseo. Geneseo’s applicant pool for the most part are students with SAT scores over 1200 and highschool averages at a minimum of 88. There are other SUNY schools with similar acceptance rates but with very different applicant pools.</p>