Penn vs Georgetown Social Experience

monydad
Wed, 29 Nov 2017 17:16:08 +0000

re#32, when I was applying to colleges, it was Penn that was at the bottom. FWIW.

Towards the end of the Vietnam era (if not earlier) , business majors were largely considered dunderhead tools, and Wharton was an easier admit than Penn CAS. IIRC, when I was applying, Penn CAS admit rates were in the 40%s (maybe 43-46??), vs, Cornell CAS 36%, Columbia College 34%. SATs fell similarly.

I had opportunity to review this when my D1 was applying to colleges, because she said nothing I “knew” was relevant. So I took my old college guide out of the library, & compared to current.

AFAIK It pretty much stayed that way till “the age of Milken” when Wall Street became sexy again.