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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]so everyone isn't the same robot STEM kid.
seriously......

balance. [b]a great American college experience is based on diversity of life experiences, thought, interests, background, majors, etc.[/b]

also, it allows them to pick students they KNOW will succeed (get jobs, not drop out, etc)

lastly, holistic admissions allows them to make sure they have students in ALL departments.

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But why does this matter? I ask this as a engineering graduate from a large university. They didn't care about a holistic class. [/quote]

so maybe you weren't at a selective school (yes, i get a selective major)....but a large flagship doesn't care about "holistic" admissions bc their mission is to educate the state's people.

private colleges have different missions.[/quote]

The reason a large flagship "doesn't care" is because they get a diverse class by virtue of being a big state school. I went to a large state flagship in the mid/late 90s and there were people from all races, nationalities, sexual orientations, socioeconomic backgrounds, academic interests, etc. My college friend group is the most diverse group I'm part of (more than may HS friends, work friends, mom friends, etc.). Your "selective" private college doesn't have a different mission - it needs to be more proactive in recruiting a diverse student body or else it'd end up being overwhelmingly wealthy and white. [/quote]

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