If it's the end of March or beginning of April, one thing is sure - many colleges are sending decision letters or e-mails to applicants, signifying accept, reject, or wait-list.
With most colleges in the nation experiencing increased applications in recent years, it has been getting more and more difficult - statistically, at least - to get admitted. Highly selective schools in particular have been receiving so many applications for a fixed number of openings that admit rates have sunken to record lows. Stanford applications, for example, jumped nearly nine percent this year, to a total of 42,167. Of those, the college accepted 2,138.
Here are the admit rates (percentages) from some of the highly selective colleges for the Class of 2018:
Stanford: 5.07
Harvard: 5.9
Yale: 6.26
Columbia: 6.94
Princeton: 7.28
MIT: 7.7
Brown: 8.6
Penn: 9.9
Dartmouth: 11.5
Cornell: 14.0
