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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ED should be multischool and organized by a matching algortithm. If this can be done for Questbridge (as I understand it, perhaps wrongly), why not for everyone??[/quote]

I LOVE this idea. It it used for k-12 schools in many cities (including DC) and medical residencies - why not early decision???[/quote]

This is a really dumb idea that doesn’t make it any easier for kids. In fact it makes it harder and it makes it harder for the university to build the class as well. Who is helped by this? I’ve heard this idea 1000 times and it’s never good and no one ever has a good justification. [/quote]

What? The justification is that no one is forced to buy a one-or-nothing lottery ticket.  A student can rank by order of their preference, and so can the University and get matched at maybe their second/third/fourth or whatever choice. And can we stop prioritizing the "Build the Class" nonsense? Is that the sole purpose of higher ed? So some Univ can build its class? [/quote]

If it is so dumb, why are med schools doing it? How does every other country in the world manage enrollment into their universities? Our system has gone bonkers. [/quote]

The vast majority of universities in the USA have admission rates over 50%.  Only the T50 have lower, with a smattering in the 50-100 that are slightly lower (35-40%).  There are plenty of excellent choices your kid can use as a safety/target.

And those other countries, most kids are going to university that is within 2 hours of their home, many live at home during college.  They are not aiming for "elite" universities---they are just looking to get an education.  Most kids in Europe are not chasing elite schools---they smartly look for something not too far from home that has their major interest (which they were often tracked onto at age 12/13.

Our system is fine---as long as you dont feel entitled to attend a T25 school. [/quote]

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