Acceptance rates at elite U.S. colleges decline
Sunday, April 20, 2014 - 19:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Stanford's acceptance rate was just 5% this year as other prestigious colleges and universities see rise in number of applicants. Throughout the arduous college application process, Brown University was on the top of Madeline Anderson's wish list. So when the Long Beach high school senior received a rejection from the Ivy League campus, she was disappointed but also knew she had tons of company.