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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting article:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickhess/2022/06/13/pulling-back-the-veil-on-college-admissions/?sh=35bfd2283bc6

"Indeed, Goldstein says that the only populations with non-trivial odds of admission at these colleges are athletes, legacies, children of faculty or donors, certain racial minorities, first generation college students, students from upscale private schools, and [b]those whose academic records put them in the top one percent of applicants.[/b] About half of all admitted students belong to one of those preferred groups.

Most everyone else (for whom the acceptance rate is about 2%) might be better off saving their admissions fees."[/quote]

I disagree with the bolded.  It should be "those whose academic records put them in the top one percent of one percent of applicants.".  Academics will help with not getting cut but after that all the social engineering BS kicks in to eliminate a lot of the Asian and White kids with no strings.  [/quote]

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