How to compare colleges...?

ucbalumnus
Fri, 05 Jul 2013 23:48:03 +0000

Elianajulia:

For safeties, “certain to be admitted” would be determined by rate of admissions, your SAT/gpa compared to the schools averages, etc. Am I right?



Admission rate is an unreliable indicator of selectivity.

More certain would be a college that states that it guarantees admission based on your stats. Examples would be the Texas class rank automatic admissions for Texas residents, Iowa Regents Admission Index automatic admissions, or http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships-18.html#post15895768 thresholds (presumably, if you automatically get a scholarship, you automatically get admitted).