What was the college admissions process like for the Ivy+ Schools prior to the age of the internet(Late 90s)

[L_NewEngland]

OH just found an old helpful post with historical data

Old thread with old US news info:

old acceptance rates

<p>From my dog-eared 1997 edition of USN&WR. SAT scores were the recentered (current) scale.</p> <p>Yale 20% Admission Rate 1350-1550 25th-75th percentile SAT range Columbia 24% Admitted 1341-1438 Range Penn 33% Admitted 1370-1440 Range WashU 56% Admitted 1180-1380 Range USC 70% Admitted 1070-1310 Range Chicago 71% Admitted 1270-1470 Range</p> <p>I picked a few of the ones that most caught my eye.</p> <p>You were a likely admit with a 1500 at Yale, 1400 at Columbia and Penn, and 1300 at WashU, USC and Chicago.</p>