14 things that are harder to get into than Stanford

Stanford University's acceptance rate hit an all-time low for the class of 2020, with 4.69% of applicants accepted into the prestigious California-based school.That means Stanford is the most selective college in the US, beating out all Ivy League institutions.But while getting into Stanford might seem like a nearly impossible task, many other achievementsin lifelike acceptanceinto some elementary schoolsare more difficultthan earning a spot withinthe school's prestigious walls.Ben Winsor and Christina Sterbenz also contributed to thisstory.SEE ALSO:Early acceptance rates to Ivy League schools are drastically higher than regular ' but the reason why isn't as obvious as it seemsA spot at one of New York City's top elementary schoolsThe elementary admissions process in New York City is utterly grueling. Among exemplary schools, one stands out as the gold-standard: Hunter College Elementary School.Each year, Hunter chooses 25 girls and 25 boys from all of Manhattan to be admitted to its incoming kindergarten class. They're hand-selected from a pool ofabout 2,500 applicants, according to the website Inside Schools. That makes the acceptance rate for Hunter 2%.A job as an NBC pageLandingan internship-like role inthe National Broadcasting Company's page programis competitive to say the least. Famously, the character Kenneth Parcel was a page on 30 Rock.For example, in 2016 there were2,600 applicantsfor120 positions,fora 4.6% acceptance rate.The NBC page role is a year-long entry-level role where employeesperform PR responsibilities among other tasksdepending on their department.A spot at an innovative startup collegeCollege startup Minerva Schoolshas received 16,000 applications for 306 available places this year, the Financial Times reported.Its model vastly differs from four years of school at other prestigious colleges. Students don't stay in one place during their four-year education.They spend time in up to seven residence houses in San Francisco, California; Berlin, Germany; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Seoul, South Korea; Bangalore, India; Istanbul, Turkey; and London, England.At 1.9%, the acceptance rate for the unconventional college is far lower than at Stanford.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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