<p>for those discussing Franklin and Marshall…anecdotedly, we have heard that it is easier to be admitted than to necessarily do well there; add to that fact, a large majority is pre-professional (pre-med, pre-law)…you may have kids transferring out because they view their GPA’s as too low for med or law school…finally, F&M takes a huge # of kids ED to protect their yield (and economic situation) as discussed on other threads; it’s possible that some of those kids just can’t hack the rigor (especially in the sciences)…all speculation on my part, but have heard stories…</p>
<p>When you are talking about a school of 2,000 students total though a difference between a 79% 6 yr grad rate and an 88% 6 year grad rate doesn’t really amount to many kids imo…yes, it’s a difference, but one can’t really determine what happened with such a small sample size of students…</p>
<p>I would be more concerned, actually, as a prospective parent, if the freshman retention rate was low…F&M is not on our list; no idea what that is…</p>