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I can't imagine that most state universities accept less than 50% of their applicatants. For example, my undergrad has an acceptance rate of ~95%, but it's sti
by jofer 11y ago
I can't imagine that most state universities accept less than 50% of their applicatants.
For example, my undergrad has an acceptance rate of ~95%, but it's still a regionally very well-respected school.
State schools, particularly the "non-flagship" state schools have a _very_ clear mission of educating the local populace. A low acceptance rate is in direct opposition to that.
All that having been said, with a high acceptance rate comes "weed out classes". People who went to high schools that didn't prepare them for college will struggle _much_ more than people from suburban/wealthy areas. A high acceptance rate usually implies less individual attention until you get past the intro classes.
- jsprogrammer 11y agoIndeed, low acceptance rates are a failure metric. It indicates that the institution cannot meet demand and is leaving many in the community behind.
- nostrebored 11y agoThat's a strange way to define failure. If you think that a student cannot make it through your curriculum why drain your available resources and waste their time? Should schools have sub curricula with different rigor?
- jsprogrammer 11y agoI assume the acceptance rate is calculated only from those who meet the requirements. Why would you apply to a school you do not qualify for? I don't doubt it ever happens, but it would not account for the very low acceptance rates at many schools.
- protomyth 11y agoAlso, your talking about students from the state that graduated from state high schools. It would be a failure of the state educational system if they weren't qualified for college. Dealing with reality, most state colleges have a program to bootstrap students or it is heavily hinted they should attend community college for the first year or two to get their skills up.
- nostrebored 11y agoMost people I knew applied to at least one college they knew they were not qualified for. People I met from other high schools did not realize the difference in rigor (which most colleges keep large amounts of data on) and thus had no metric to determine which school they should go to.