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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Question for those that think life experience should not matter.

How should elite colleges select among students that meet thei admissions criteria.

For example, 100,000 students apply to Harvard and Harvard can admit 3,000 students total.  How should it select the 1 in 10 that will receive a yes?  What is the right criteria?

Can it care about gender ratio?  Can it want  broad geographic representation?  Can it care about different life experiences?  How should it consider the different opportunities to excel that it’s applicants experienced?  Is this just a numbers game?  [/quote]

I don’t care what their requirements are, but they should clearly identity them on their website and adhere to them. They are purposely opaque. They want to poach the rich, and use those students pay for the poor. There is no opportunity for the bright engaging MC/UMC students. That’s fine, they’ll go elsewhere and hopefully do well. But be honest! “We don’t want you, we want the rich and the poor.” People will get it & move on. [/quote]

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