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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I hope someone prints this post out and faxes it/emails it to the lottery and asks them which algorithm is correct, or at least which premise about the importance of ranking is correct. I may bring it with me to the Expo because I'm sure they'll be there.[/quote] I think the folks at the lottery have a real issue with not wanting to say clearly how the lottery works. Consider this sentence from the FAQ: [quote] Does the order in which I rank my choices affect my lottery results? Yes. You will only be matched to schools you list, and the lottery system works to match students with their 1st choice, then their 2nd choice, and so on through the student’s list. For this reason, it is important that you rank your list of schools in the order you prefer. [/quote] Clearly this is consistent with the "correct" idea, but if you believed the "incorrect" idea it would be easy to read this as supporting that as well.[/quote]
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