Welcome AJ WIlson

He was offered by Penn State in 2013 and had an offer from Wake Forest, so if he just wanted to play for a P5 he had options.

A good P5 program haha

Interesting. I guess things were pretty bad at Wake Forest and Pennsylvania State at those times, but it's not like G Mas was having any success either. Also, in the Wake Forest case, it's Wake Forest. A really good school he turned down...it make me wonder if he really had an offer from there.

Were a lot closer to home than both of those as well.

True, but they aren't that far either. Obviously, I don't know his situation, but seems strange...

Laurel, MD to Mason = 46 minutes - 37 miles
Laurel, MD to Wake Forest = 5 hours,48 minutes - 362 miles
Laurel, MD to Penn State = 3.5 hours - 206 miles

This really has nothing to do with where AJ went or why, but I'm bored waiting for a phone call, so:

2019 Mason acceptance rate: 69%
2019 Wake Forest acceptance rate: 29%
2019 Penn State acceptance rate: 57%

Sometimes I feel like these boards are on par with Tiger King.

Nah, these boards aren't as good as Tiger King.

Exactly. Not that far. Unless he doesn't have access to transportation and has to walk.

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Ouch.

Wake has what 8k students? We could be at 29% also, but we want that cash flow. Thus the whole inclusive ideology.

Wake is prolly closer to 4 or 5k. Oh, I'm aware of the G Mas inclusive ideology. We all are.

Penn state main campus is a much lower acceptance rate.

Really? How so? Please elaborate.

Per Wake website, 5,287 undergrad enrollment for 19-20. Definitely a tough nut to crack and get into. On the other hand, you apply to G Mas and get accepted for the most part. I'm not sure if it still holds true, but at one pt. it is/was the easiest school to gain admission to in the Commonwealth.

Many factors contribute to a school’s acceptance rate and acceptance rates do not necessarily tell the whole story when evaluating a university's quality of education. Wake has a lower acceptance rate than UVa but I don't think anyone would argue that Wake is a better academic institution.

Some interesting random acceptance rates to compare:

Pablo might be able to confirm if this is still true, but when my dad went there only certain majors got accepted to the main campus their freshman year, the others do their freshman year at a satellite campus.

And just to let you know how long ago that was, my dad had to wear a beanie his freshman year and sing the Alma mater for any upperclassman who asked at any time.

Penn State's enrollments at the main campus (which I attended all 4 years) and its Commonwealth campuses have increased significantly since I attended. Most students now either attend a Commonwealth campus for the first 2 years before transferring to the main campus, or complete their 4-year graduation requirements at a Commonwealth campus.

When applying for admission, students are encouraged to provide both their first and second campus choices. This increases their chances for acceptance, which I assume DJ3 was indicating.

Thank you for elaborating.