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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]    The information is relevant to this thread because if it is not explored the implication is that SFS -- as an institution -- has done something beyond its peer schools to land 10 acceptances.  If that is true, it is relevant to know what it has done to achieve this -- better academics, better athletic coaching, better recruiting of stronger  students of particular backgrounds, or all of the above.  An alternative hypothesis is that SFS has done nothing beyond its peer schools and this was a fluke. There may be other hypotheses.   An assumption in this thread is that the schools are relevant to the college exmissions.  If that is not true, then the thread has no meaning. If that is true -- but the cause of the successes is not explored -- the thread has no meaning beyond a list of statistics.  Again,  H/Y/P/S are generally quite direct that they have too many qualified applicants for slots, so other factors beyond basic qualifications are necessarily part of the admissions process.   If people don't want these things explored on DCUM, then there is no reason to post the numbers of admissions to given schools from certain schools on DCUM other than misguided,blind exuberance. [/quote]
So in a nutshell, you're saying people don't focus on characteristics like race, legacy, athlete,etc to discount the students' successes, but rather to discount the school. The students are just collateral damage. [/quote]

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