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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is the mental health of students and the quality of life on campus any better today than it was 30 years ago? I’d argue that the current form of holistic admissions has created more hostility and social divides- full-pay v FGLI, athlete v non-athlete, rural v suburban, international v domestic, etc. [/quote]

Admissions was holistic 30 years ago too. You're blaming everything bad on holistic admissions when many other factors are at play. The common app and the internet makes it easier to apply to multiple schools, and the number of college aged kids in the US has reached peak, hence number of applicants are way, way up. There is also the increased obsession that all parents and kids have with top 10 schools for the brand name. And, to complicate things, the pandemic pushed many schools to go test optional. I would argue that test scores were a very compatible part of holistic admissions, and I have the feeling they will make a return in the future.
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