when a top 8%/4.0/1560/strong ECs doesn’t get you into Skidmore we are in a different world…it is stunning to me how fast the standards are rising- Skidmore was a safety for one of the collegekids (with notably less impressive credentials) not that long ago
Re: UVM, I understand the skittishness but…I don’t know that the situation is actually worse at UVM than other schools- perhaps the students are more successful at being vocal about it? Between the college kids friends across multiple unis (including UVM) I am not hearing that the rate of sexual assault is any higher than anywhere else, or that the admin is that different (not to say that it’s great, just that none of the reports I am getting indicate that admins are good at this anywhere).
IOW, you are hearing about it from UVM- but that doesn’t mean it is any more likely to happen there than anywhere else. Just be sure that you aren’t closing the door to an otherwise good option based on a news cycle that may not be providing a full picture.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-vows-Title-IX-changes-as-students-out-16551739.php
https://www.amherstbulletin.com/Archives/2015/02/f20AMCOLLRAPEEpifanodoc-hg-021215