From recent news, we learned that the rich buy their way into university, but what about for the rest of us? Let’s take a look at the most difficult American schools to get accepted into! Subscribe to Talltanic
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7. Columbia University
Columbia is the oldest higher education establishment in New York City and is the fifth oldest in the US. Their acceptance rate of 7% means those 95% percent of graduates worked hard to get in. Initially, it was named King’s College in honor of George II of Great Britain but changed to Columbia University after the Revolutionary War. It is ranked the third best university in the US after Harvard and Princeton. They have produced many prominent alumni, such as 5 Founding Fathers, 39 Academy Award winners, 11 Olympic medalists, and 125 Pulitzer Prize recipients.
6. MIT
MIT stands for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. You will find this school in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Thanks to MIT, we have been able to advance technology quite rapidly in the past 150 years. MIT was founded in the mid-1800s as a response to the industrialization the US was experiencing back then. People affiliated with MIT include 16 Chief Scientists in the US Air Force, 41 astronauts, and 58 National Medal of Science recipients. In 2014, Money magazine named MIT as one of the top three “Best Colleges for Your Money.” MIT has an acceptance rate of 6.7 %. Their undergraduate program consists of 44 different degrees across five schools.
5. Princeton
Princeton has been around since 1746 and used to be called the College of New Jersey until it was renamed in 1896. This Ivy League school has both undergraduate and graduate classes for social sciences, engineering, natural sciences, and humanities. They only admit 6% of applicants every year, so don’t miss any of your homework in high school! From 2001 to 2018, Princeton University has held the first or second rank of America’s best universities according to the US News & World Report.
4. CalTech
CalTech is one of the best places to learn if you are inclined towards studies like engineering and natural sciences. This school is a private doctorate-granting research university that manages millions of dollars every year in sponsored research. Located in Pasadena, California, CalTech first opened in 1891 as a preparatory and vocational school. Among CalTech’s alumni, faculty, and researchers are 6 Turing Award winners and 73 Nobel Laureates. CalTech has an acceptance rate of 8%,
3. Yale
New Haven, Connecticut is home to Yale University and was established in 1701 by clergy for the education of Congregational ministers. Curriculum has moved on since then and now includes a vast number of departmental majors. Over 12,000 students attend Yale. Yale’s acceptance rate is 7%. Alumni include actors Paul Newman, Jodie Foster, Meryl Streep, and Lupita Nyong’o as well as US presidents such as both George Bush Sr. and Jr, Gerald Ford, and William H. Taft. Their mascot is a bulldog named “Handsome Dan” the first college mascot in America.
2. Stanford
Speaking of mascots, you might be interested to know that Stanford University’s mascot is a tree, called the "Stanford Tree." The school has been around since 1885. Stanford University’s founders were Leland and Jane Stanford, who created the school in memory of their only child. Leland Stanford was a Governor of California and US Senator, but also a railroad tycoon. The school’s alma maters include 17 astronauts, various members of Congress, and 30 living billionaires. Their acceptance rate is 7%. Aside from academics, Stanford also has a reputation for its wealth and proximity to Silicon Valley. Stanford is considered the most competitive university in America---and it isn’t even in the Ivy League.
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