Admission Impossible: Here Are the Toughest Colleges to Get Into
For thousands of high school juniors, it's time to start thinking more about the grades and activities they'll need to be able to be competitive applicants.
Winter break is officially over, and for thousands of high school juniors who spent the fall semester visiting colleges and universities around the country, it's time to start thinking more about the grades and activities they'll need to be attractive candidates for admissions committees. On their many tours and information sessions, students learned quickly that high school GPAs and standardized test scores aren't enough to secure an acceptance letter. At some of the nation's top-ranked colleges, acceptance letters are even more difficult to come by. Here's a look at the most challenging colleges and universities to get into. And you may never have heard of one of the country's toughest schools to get into.
