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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Of course they did.  They offer way more than just engineering...you have to admit kids that want to study all the things they offer.  They also need kids that can play in the marching band, play sports, participate in theatre, etc.
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This. A university needs students in a variety of majors that do a variety of things.[/quote]

You can do that without holistic admissions.  All of europe manage to do this without holistic admissions.[/quote]

Europe is not the US. Completely different population. This is the dumbest statement I have read on this thread.[/quote]

There are 2 countries in the world that use holistic admissions.  The USA and Hong Kong[/quote]

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