What things would make you immediately cross a school off your list?

[Millancad]

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@emberjed

>“25-75% range SAT/ACT scores starting below about 700”</p>

<p>Your list must not have been very long. Even some of the Ivies, I think, have mid-quartile ranges starting around 670-690.

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<p>You’re right, it wasn’t very long! Georgetown was the least selective US school I applied to. But that’s also why I said “about 700,” it’s been several years since I picked out my colleges and I really don’t remember the exact ranges. If I’m going to pick out a nice round number, 700 is closer to what I mean than 650.</p>

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@emberjed

>“Lots of students attend universities where they are members of a racial or ethnic minority group.”</p>

<p>I’d guess that, at the average university in the U.S., about 50% of the population is non-Hispanic white, making it a rough microcosm of the U.S. population.

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<p>I’m quite certain that’s not the case. Looking at US Census data for full time students, 9.33 million are Non-Hispanic whites, 2.28 mill are black. 2.04 mill are Hispanic, and .96 mill are Asian. So, 64% of full time students are white.</p>