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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's all about enticing students who never have a chance to apply, then claiming a super low admissions rate. [/quote]

+1. It is a scam[/quote]

You picked the wrong example to make this point.  Do you actually think that Yale believes that its brand is any stronger because acceptance rates drop from 7% to 6%?  It actually makes their job more difficult in many ways.[/quote]

Don't be silly. Acceptance rates are heavily weighted in college rankings. And btw, the acceptance rate isn't 5-6%. [b]It is more like 20-50% for some demographics[/b] and 0% for the rest. [/quote]

Like URMs (especially affluent ones), big donor legacy kids and critical sport recruited athletes.  [/quote]

Must make your life easy to have such a simple view of the world.  Easy and convenient thesis.[/quote]

Feel free to believe what you want. I worked in the admissions office as an undergrad. You have a decent chance of being admitted if you are a URM, someone with a compelling story applying to study an unpopular major, kid of a donor, legacy, from an underrepresented geographical area, highly-recommended kid who goes to a well-known feeder, kid with a well-publicized publication, kid who has won a prestigious national-level award, recruited athlete, successful entrepreneur, or kid who overcame overwhelming health or financial hurdles. For everyone else it is a crapshot.[/quote]

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