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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]More apps = lower acceptance rate = more selective [/quote]

[b]Seems unethical to get kids' hopes up in order to lower your admissions rate.[/quote][/b]

Yes, but they don't care.  The job of the people mailing you that stuff is to get your kid to apply so the institution can turn them down =  a higher selective institution number that can be reported to the USNWR.  [/quote]

You people need to read and learn before you post your tinfoil hat theories.

USNWR has not used acceptance rate in their calculation for years.  [/quote]

But there absolutely is prestige associated with kids going to selective schools, so of course it works well for the university to be seen as more selective rather than less so. Part of that is getting more kids to apply, even kids that don't stand a snowball's chance in hell.[/quote]

You think they need a prestige bump going from 5% to 4%?

Preposterous.

As a rule all colleges want the largest number of applicants possible.  From Harvard to your state directional.  The people who work in the admissions offices work hard at the jobs - just like you -  and want to help their colleges achieve their goals by building the best class they can.

The idea that these are nefarious people rubbing their hands while they trick you into handing over $79 or so is egocentric hubris.

You haven't cracked the code.  You're making stuff up.[/quote]

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