Girlie AGDee's College Search Thread

[Sciencewoman]

I heard that Wash. U. has been mass-marketing in an attempt to increase applications and lower their admission rate, thus making them look even more elite. I wish I could remember where I read this...it was a "real" article, not a internet posting. The article stated the admissions stats. and how they had dramatically decreased over the past 2 years. Also, U of C went up from 9 to 5 on USNWR rankings, and selectivity is one of the criteria. I think they're doing the same thing. I believe that my daughter received 30+ mailings, postcards, e-mails, etc. from U of C and many from Wash. Univ., too. They are great schools, but after I read that, I did wonder whether they were over-recruiting with their copious promotional materials and invitations to apply. The more Harvard brags about their 6% admissions rate, the more the other top schools have to try to compete. I'm just being cynical, but I'm ready for this whole college admissions ordeal to be done with!

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

I heard that Wash. U. has been mass-marketing in an attempt to increase applications and lower their admission rate, thus making them look even more elite. I wish I could remember where I read this...it was a "real" article, not a internet posting. The article stated the admissions stats. and how they had dramatically decreased over the past 2 years. Also, U of C went up from 9 to 5 on USNWR rankings, and selectivity is one of the criteria. I think they're doing the same thing. I believe that my daughter received 30+ mailings, postcards, e-mails, etc. from U of C and many from Wash. Univ., too. They are great schools, but after I read that, I did wonder whether they were over-recruiting with their copious promotional materials and invitations to apply. The more Harvard brags about their 6% admissions rate, the more the other top schools have to try to compete. I'm just being cynical, but I'm ready for this whole college admissions ordeal to be done with!

Yes, my daughter received more stuff from U of C than anywhere and the marketing was brilliant, likening it to Hogwarts! It did look like Hogwarts when we visited...lol.