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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think this problem is as big as they make it sound. Harvard admits very few transfers. I do know athletes get an admission break (just knowledge from the sport I play). Harvard had medalists that weren't qualified academically. [/quote] You're missing the math. For institutions that reject most applicants, letting just a few unqualified applicants get in from various pots (athletes, development, legacy, etc) actually does make a difference. It means the qualified unhooked will face extraordinarily steep odds to get in, not merely steep odds. It doesn't make such a difference at less selective universities that are sometimes turned down by accepted students, where Z-list people are not clamoring to get in, and even if they did, the small dip in general acceptance rate wouldn't impact individual applicants quite so significantly.[/quote]
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