Originally Posted by intparent
Agree with JonLaw. Top colleges do not claim to be strictly merit based in their admissions. There are many other factors that come into play. Just some of them -- ability to pay, gender balance, desire for a "balanced" class with diverse accomplishments and interests, ethnic diversity, economic class diversity, geographic diversity, need to fill certain types of skills for the school (eg, athletic).

Yes. And there is a huge difference betweeen this process and admitting "unqualified" applicants, as the article asserts.

The article is an overt attempt to provoke.

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