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Different PP than the one you're responding to, but while the points you make are true, you are still missing the prior PP's point, which is also true.  Even though not every student will be in every pool, for whatever pool you ARE in, having a bad number shuts you out of everything, usually even you're #12 choice.  Whereas before, even if you still only applied to 12 schools, 12 different lotteries meant you had a brand new chance at a good number in each lottery.  Th[b]at, in and of itself, improves the odds you'll do well. [/b] Doesn't increase the spots, doesn't reduce the number of applicants overall.  But in each lottery it means you have a new chance to do well, as opposed to just one shot to do well that impacts all your choices.

Not saying one system is better than the other, just pointing out that it is INcorrect to say the odds are the same under both systems.  They are not the same.[/quote]

This is wrong.  I explained why using math.  The example I gave was simple, but the same result occurs with different numbers.  [/quote]

Your explanation "using math" assumed that you had an equal chance of getting into each school (that each school has the same number of open spots and each is just as popular as each other).  That is not the case.  If you were truly such a math whiz you'd understand that.[/quote]

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