| CC: I don't think that the misconception is based on the "safety" idea....I think the misconception is based upon the overall acceptance rate: IMO, UMich would be much better perceived if they distributed the IS and OOS stats....UVa does it; you don't see anyone bashing them for admissions practices...(I can only imagine how low the OOS rate would be...certainly not the 40-50% posted on CB)
That way, people would see how ridiculously hard it is to be admitted from OOS and how hard it is to be admitted from schools with grade deflation....Yea, I know the process is supposedly "holistic", but the stats do not lie (neither does the CDS).....It is still extremely unlikely to be admitted OOS with less than a 3.75 UMich GPA......even if you are at the top of your class with regard to class rank......There will be a select few who defy those stats, but the majority do not.....
I expect that there will be those who dispute what I propose, but, in reality, it would stop the so-called "bashing"..... |