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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This post highlights something people often overlook: attending a top university doesn’t automatically mean every student there is exceptionally “smart.” Many elite private schools, like WashU, are actively working to increase socioeconomic diversity by expanding financial aid and access for underrepresented students.

Policies like test-optional admissions can also shift the applicant pool in ways that favor disadvantaged students. That’s not inherently a bad thing—it broadens opportunity—but it does show how admissions strategies evolve in response to external pressures.

Colleges are also highly responsive to ranking systems. If metrics such as socioeconomic or racial diversity are weighted more heavily, schools will adjust their admissions criteria to improve their standing. At the end of the day, institutions operate with many of the same incentives as businesses: they adapt their strategies to strengthen their position, reputation, and outcomes. [/quote]I feel bad for the incoming low income premed WashU students who are going to get crushed by the classes there.[/quote]

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