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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]THIS is why you want to apply to a lot of colleges: because there's a lot of "noise" in the admissions process, such that students who are rejected at less selective colleges get accepted to more selective schools. When admissions are more like a lottery and less based on objective standards (GPA, SAT, etc), then it pays to have more tickets.

This isn't to say that SAT/GPA should be the only factors. Nor is it to say that colleges don't have their own specific needs.

[b]But due to grade inflation, SAT/GPA provide colleges with much less usable information than they used to[/b]. Which means they're selecting more on subjective factors. That's not necessarily wrong, but to the applicant it's not predictable. You don't know if they need a flute player; you don't know whether your AO, out of all others, will like or dislike your essay. When it's not predictable, it pays to apply to more colleges.[/quote]

This makes no sense. Wouldn’t SAT provide MORE usable information since GPA is inflated? High SAT/GPA confirms high grades. Curious why you think test scores do not provide usable information? Are you a California resident?[/quote]

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