What are my odds for Vassar/Grinnell?

kalons
Tue, 18 Aug 2020 10:17:03 +0000

@merc81 points out an important distinction between the two: at vassar—if you’re male—you’re 8% more likely to get in there than at grinnell. as per vassar’s most recent common data set, the college has 2.1x as many women applying than men. its seven sisters reputation precedes it.

college admissions, in my opinion, is a game of strategy, and looking at a college’s common data set(s) is the best way to narrow down where you would have the best shot at securing an acceptance depending on different variables.

for example, vassar does not consider the state residency of or the amount of interest displayed by an applicant, whereas grinnell considers both. furthermore, your class rank and recommendation letters will be seen as “very important” by grinnell, whereas they’ll be seen as just “important” by vassar. your ACT score places you at the 75th percentile at both colleges. neither go into detail about average GPA.

fwiw, i’ve had two of the best years of my life at grinnell—two years full of growth, maturity, and so much love—however, there is a chance i may be transferring, mostly for academic reasons that i believe would benefit me in the long run. i love the school very much, but every institution has its own set of pros and cons. if you’d like to talk about life (academic and social) at grinnell, feel free to send me a PM. doing so is literally one of my jobs on campus, so i’m more than happy to help.

resources:

vassar’s most recent common data set (2019-20): https://institutionalresearch.vassar.edu/docs/Vassar%20College%20CDS_2019-2020.pdf

grinnell’s most recent common data set (2019-20): http://web.grinnell.edu/institutionalresearch/webdocs/GC_CDS_1920.pdf