<p>Mmaah, speaking of LACs, I'd love to see a breakdown of the admits at a small LAC with a decent athletic program like Bowdoin or Williams. Of a typical freshmen class of, what, 450 -- how many legacies, recruited athletes, URMs, targeted "poverty" candidates, and special consideration (umm, you know, potential major donor) students? And don't forget to throw in an extra oboe or a bassoon for the orchestra and a couple of special tenors for the choir every year or two.</p>
<p>Once you're finished with all of those, just how many slots are really available for the kids who "only" demonstrate intellectual curiosity or will contribute to campus life in other ways. I've got to believe the number is somewhere between 150 and 200, no? And how many applicants for those, maybe 3,500?</p>