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re: Student Acceptance Rate (SEC schools)
Posted on 7/5/23 at 8:59 pm to bigDgator
Posted on 7/5/23 at 8:59 pm to bigDgator
Meh, you can't put much stock in that. There are half a dozen ways to game those rates that universities will use to raise their scores for the various ratings rags/websites. Every year or two, the ratings groups revise how they measure it to take into account the latest gaming methods the U's have come up with.
For example, for several years back in the 00's, bama was giving everyone who applied an iTunes giftcard for $5, which is about what it cost to apply at the time. Their acceptance went to low double and even single digits for a year or two before the ratings orgs caught on.
Another things schools will do (UT Austin and Bama have both done it that I know of, I believe Aggie does as well) is that they will admit borderline students (low ACT/SAT or grades) in the summer as "provisional students" so that they don't count against their incoming Fall freshman class stats. The provisionals have to make a 3.0 to stay in school. I used to tutor them at UTexas.
For example, for several years back in the 00's, bama was giving everyone who applied an iTunes giftcard for $5, which is about what it cost to apply at the time. Their acceptance went to low double and even single digits for a year or two before the ratings orgs caught on.
Another things schools will do (UT Austin and Bama have both done it that I know of, I believe Aggie does as well) is that they will admit borderline students (low ACT/SAT or grades) in the summer as "provisional students" so that they don't count against their incoming Fall freshman class stats. The provisionals have to make a 3.0 to stay in school. I used to tutor them at UTexas.
This post was edited on 7/5/23 at 9:01 pm
Posted on 7/5/23 at 11:13 pm to TheRealTigerHorn
Not sure what to make of those numbers. Alabama's acdeptance rate was much lower in the low 60s just 4 years ago so I don't know if that was when they were getting a shitload of applications from really good students that had them as a fallback school and they didn’t get in as a fallback option then or the school is simply accepting as many decent but not great applicants to increase enrollment for revenue reasons or the extremely generous scholarships Alabama gives just aren't attractive as many good applicants as before. Either way, a 79% acceptance rate is pretty weak any way you measure it.
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