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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Emory and Tulane are for the kids who got rejected from Tufts. [/quote]

I believe all three schools are a bit overrated, but Tufts is apparently significantly more overrated. No one thinks Tufts is a better school than Emory.[/quote]

You might believe this, but you’re engaging in magical thinking. 
The acceptance rates don’t lie. 
It’s harder to get into Tufts than Emory. 
Period. 
The rankings mean exactly nothing. When you say “overrated” you’d referring to the calculations devised by some magazine editors aimed at selling ads. 
But if it makes you happy to believe that Emory is highly rated, please continue to do so. 
It really doesn’t matter. 
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So rankings mean nothing but acceptance rates are the be all end all? Pathetic. Acceptance rates can be gamed and Tufts invented yeild protection, (ie Tufts syndrome).

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You appear to be about 50 years behind, which is what could be called pathetic, since you seem to like that word. Also embarrassing— another of your favorites.

Yield protection has nothing to do with acceptance rates, and all the “top” colleges use yield protection now. There’s nothing wrong with trying to make sure the students accepted are the ones who are genuinely interested in attending.

As for “gaming” acceptance rates, I’m assuming you mean reducing admissions standards and going test optional. If you look at the average grades and test scores, you’ll see Tufts is not reducing its standards. Like most colleges, including the Ivies, it did go test optional for a limited period due to COVID.

Tufts has a low rate of admissions because many more people want to go there then there is room and it’s hard to get in.

Ratings are what makes people “believe” a college has “prestige”. 
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