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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Schools should be more transparent about admissions because they are facing a crisis of confidence. They might have to change their admissions process to make transparency more viable, but the current path has them bleeding good will and credibility. [/quote]

Actually, that might mean that instead of getting tens of thousands of applications, they just get thousands — from students who genuinely want to be there. That could be a win.  I’m not sure who it serves well to have huge numbers of people vying for schools that some entities have deemed the “top five” or whatever, instead of looking at what schools are genuinely good fits for the students applying to them.  While it’s great to see students have a variety of options, it’s troubling to see so many people clamoring to get “the best” without really seeming to think through the impacts of 4 very particular years on the lives of teenagers.  Would a student who would really love, say, Dartmouth, also be a good fit for Columbia? Yet people often choose based on ratings rather than on “fit”. [/quote]

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