<p>@morganhill:</p>
<p>I was under the impression that Wesleyan’s acceptance rate had risen to 24% for the class matriculating in 2011, a rather large slide from 21% for the 2010 stats. You mentioned that Wes’s rate had “edged up a point,” but I count it at three points. Can you clarify for me?</p>
<p>With a slide to 24%, given the fact that nearly all other top schools saw acceptance rates drop (sometimes dramatically) during the same year, I’m pretty sure Wes will get hit pretty hard in the 2012 USNWR rankings.</p>
<p>Other thoughts? Reasons this might not happen?</p>
<p>@johnwesley? Do you expect a significant drop, as I do … and if this happens, will this hurt Wes significantly (donors, prestige)?</p>