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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]More apps = lower acceptance rate = more selective [/quote]

[b]Seems unethical to get kids' hopes up in order to lower your admissions rate.[/quote][/b]

Yes, but they don't care.  The job of the people mailing you that stuff is to get your kid to apply so the institution can turn them down =  a higher selective institution number that can be reported to the USNWR.  [/quote]

You people need to read and learn before you post your tinfoil hat theories.

USNWR has not used acceptance rate in their calculation for years.  [/quote]

But acceptance rate is always the first (and usually only) data point people cite when they talk about “selective/prestigious” schools.

You’re delusional if you don’t think the schools know that and encourage applications for that reason (among others). [/quote]

Did you read the sentence [i]"so the institution can turn them down =  a higher selective institution number [b]that can be reported to the [/b][b][u]USNWR[/u][/b]"?[/i]

Do you know that was what I was responding to?

Why are you moving the goalposts?[/quote]

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