<p>johnwesley: Oh...well, who cares about that...</p>
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Harvard's yield is 80% so that seems a little odd shall we say.
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<p>Harvard is not that great of a school. I would use harsher words, but when one is "good enough" to be admitted to Harvard, one has many options that are better suited to one's personal preferences.</p>
<p>Harvard accepted a total of seven people from my school this year (usu. about 8-12), and three said no. They will be attending Yale, Princeton, and Georgetown CAS instead. n.b. that Harvard has to take 200 people off its waitlist this year just to get their yield to 76 percent. Embarrassing.</p>
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Undergrad is one of the best indicators of grad so I respectfully disagree.
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<p>This is somewhat true. I'm pretty sure the few hundred people who said "no" to Harvard will be attending schools of equal or superior academic caliber, and that they will have no trouble getting into a good grad school, if that's what they intend to do.</p>
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So . . . Ivy graduates are about 0.9% of total bachelor's degree recipients. Ivy students are about 0.6% of total four-year college full time students, 0.5% of all four-year college students, and 0.4% of all college students."
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<p>But the vast majority of high school students don't apply to Ivy League schools. and many are not aware of them or have no interest in them. The acceptance rates at these schools are more indicative of the difficulty of getting in than these arbitrary statistics.</p>
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How do they go to every single Ivy school?
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<p>I think it's pretty obvious from the context what I meant.</p>
<p>When I mentioned that ug is not as important as grad school ... I would be interested to look at the ug institutions that many from the top grad programs matriculated from ug. </p>
<p>if you do not plan to attend grad school then it is a different matter.</p>
<p>The Exeter admission person was saying that it is it far more important to excel wherever you go ... no matter the name ...and even better to have the school pay your way. There are many great schools out there ... do not be concerned about prestige. Go for fit and quality not name.</p>
<p>Another example, many top schools prefer transfer from community colleges vs. other more prestigious schools (from recent article from Stanford magazine). They have found that community college folks are a better bet and may have lead more interesting lives.</p>
<p>Getting an education is not in a name ... though I admit ... alum contacts are very helpful.</p>
<p>Wow, I forgot to check back at this thread haha. I didn't think there'd be any replies. Thank you so much for all the helpful information!</p>
<p>and @icantfindaname: Is it normal to look at my other posts on CC? Kinda-stalkerish. But then again, I'm fairly new here. With that 680 on the Math section, I did get an 800 in CR and a 790 on Writing with an 11 essay. Although that's not spectacular, I do hope to get into some pretty good schools.</p>
<p>I don't consider myself "just plain dumb" for not knowing about LACs. I live in the south-east, and I hardly know anyone who knows much about them. Also, I've just started researching into colleges. I did start with the USNews Report as my first guide...but I've definitely found other sources.</p>
<p>After much consideration, I've decided against LACs. The fact that much of these schools have a smaller population than my current high school simply freaks me out. I know that shouldn't matter really, but it's a personal thing that I'm looking for. I love the fact that there are more professors who care, but LACs are just not for me :] I really appreciate all the help though!</p>