<p>This quote from an article about the Class of 2015 (two years ago) put admissions stats into perspective for me…</p>
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<p>In other words, if Northwestern wanted to, it could completely fill its incoming class with kids with basically perfect test scores.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/1114541-nu-overall-acceptance-rate-18-down-27-just-2-years-ago.html?highlight=class+of+2015[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/1114541-nu-overall-acceptance-rate-18-down-27-just-2-years-ago.html?highlight=class+of+2015</a>
(these stats are from 2011)</p>