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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Students will (hopefully) apply to colleges that are the right fit for them based on things like:

major
urban\suburban\rural 
Sports, intramurals, clubs
Small, medium, large student body
amenities
distance from home
networking & opportunities
social - parties, frats
dorms
walkability

Also colleges will still recruit students. So maybe instead of only recruiting athletes or academic superstars they will look to balance the student body:

- increasing students from rural communities, the pacific coast, or specific states
- filling the 10 spots available in the culinary arts 
- recruit students that played a musical instrument
- focusing on C students because they have a strong support network or even students that are the first in their families to go to college or ELL students

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But nothing you’ve listed has to do with educational rigor. Most parents don’t want to pay $80k x 4 for a country club or a playground experience. Believe me, something will emerge that will be a type of ranking/selectivity indicator because competitive students, parents, employers, and even better colleges will demand it. The worst would be some non-transparent system that no one acknowledges but actually controls admission. In sum, we need some time of standardized credential for ACADEMIC RIGOR with a curve for socioeconomic context. [/quote]

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