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<p>Harvard and Stanford et al actively solicit applications from “a lot of applicants that don’t have a chance of getting in”.</p>
<p>Also, BC added an non-optional supplemental essay last year (or the year before?) which dropped their application pool significantly. Sure, many of those writing the supplemental may not have a “chance of getting in,” but I would guess that most kids won’t waste their time on an supplemental for a school where odds are really low. (It’s a waste of senior year.)</p>
<p>fwiw: Amherst and Williams, two NESCAC schools, are among the most competitive in the country, so yeah, BC and nearly every other school in the country is less selective. Ditto Tufts & Midd.</p>
<p>But Conn College? Seriously?</p>
<p>Top decile in HS class:</p>
<p>BC= ~85%</p>
<p>CC = 53%</p>
<p>'Gate = 76%</p>
<p>Colby = 64%</p>
<p>Trinity, with mean test scores in the low 600’s?</p>