@shawbridge, D2 has chosen Colorado College, which might be an interesting one to explore. It’s not below 10% (I think in the 10 - 20% range, with the vast majority EA or ED). As you may know from being in these woods a long time, they have a block schedule where students take one class at a time for 3 hours daily - usually in the morning unless the professor has field trips, etc planned. After doing 17 days of class and the final, they have a 4 day “break” with no class or requirements before they start their next class. I think the reason that D1 got in is that she and her interviewer had a meandering esoteric conversation about the intersection of art and science. It was amazing to be in the next room and overhear D2’s perspectives. The professors are accustomed to teaching in a varied and interesting style, because they have to engage for 3 hours straight! The design class D2 observed spent hour #1 critiquing team design projects, hour two walking around the campus and discussing the psychology of how buildings are designed and how proper design affects us ergonomically and emotionally, and hour #3 discussing how a variety of displays were designed to elicit a specific response. D1 had only planned to attend for an hour, but couldn’t tear herself away. I can’t speak to the reading requirements being more or less than other schools, but I can say that deep thinking is highly valued. Instead of a meet/greet/admissions speel reception for accepted students, they skipped admissions talks and had a professor give a participatory talk on Islamic feminism as a demonstration lesson. D2 LOVED it!