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[quote=Anonymous]There’s probably no more easily manipulated statistic than Admission rate.

The school can manage this number by aggressively encouraging applications including from those who have little chance of being accepted. No one is ever told they have only a slim chance or that they probably won’t get the financial aid they would need as the school makes every attempt to maximize the number of applicants.

Another bit of sleight of hand is determining who exactly is an applicant. Does this include anyone who was interviewed? Anyone who visited the campus? Don’t laugh. As dishonest as this seems, I have seen numbers of applicants inflated by slightly changing the definition of Applicant. Keep in mind, there are no standard definitions and no one who can dispute the numbers given by the Admissions people. And they have every reason to do this including how their department is viewed internally and how “exclusive” their school is seen to be.

The higher acceptance rate suggested here is more likely to be correct. These schools serve a very narrow
slice of the population. Not that many people are qualified, can afford it and want to go.

Do as you please and believe what and who you want. But, I put little stock in these numbers. [/quote]

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