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<p>Butterfly_hisses, easy girl. You’re overacting, and caps weren’t necessary. No one is hard of hearing.</p>
<p>By my reading of the post, Mtholyoke2010 didn’t insinuate in the slightest your response was a personal attack.</p>
<p>I’m not a MHC student or parent, so I don’t have a bias . But Mtholyoke’s post was polite and one of the best synopsis of a seven (or five) sister college I’ve read on any board. Her explanation of selectivity and how some public universities became to be known as “Public Ivies” was additionally very informative and correct. Most individuals don’t realize the aforementioned phrase is a marketing tool.</p>
<p>I’m also somewhat bemused you can comment on the academics of either MHC or UVA, considering you don’t attended either. ;)</p>
<p>Here’s a fun thought: MHC admits 53% of applicants, UVA 37%… Assuming a 50/50 ratio, if males were subtracted from the equation and female applicants remained constant, UVA would have to accept 74% of applicants to maintain current yield…21% higher than MHC. </p>
<p>Needless to say, arguing selectivity-- as measured by admission percentages-- is an indication one institution is superior to another is a Wesson oiled slippery slope. :)</p>