This college startup has a 1.9% acceptance rate, making it tougher to get into than Harvard

By Abby Jackson. College startup Minerva Schools, whose students explore up to seven cities during four years of study, has received 16,000 applications for 306 available places this year, the Financial Times reported.
That acceptance rate for the unconventional college, at 1.9%, is far lower than at any schools in the Ivy League, as well as at Stanford. More...