Comparing Two Colleges

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There are many similarities and differences between colleges. Two colleges that I compared were University of Florida and North Carolina State University. The similarity of the two colleges is the admissions. The differences in the two colleges are the student body, the cost of the school, and the graduation rate of the students. The similarities for University of Florida and North Carolina State University are the ACT range, reading SAT, math SAT, race, and acceptance rate. The ACT range for both colleges is 25-31. The range for the reading SAT is 550-670. The range for the math SAT is 590-690. The percentage of blacks in the University of Florida is 7%, and the percentage of blacks in the North Carolina State University is 8%. The acceptance

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