<p>Truth123 - I don’t think the slight differences in selectivity matter that much. For example, after Chicago pulled ahead of Cornell and Northwestern in terms of selectivity, was this a big deal?</p>
<p>Put another way, does it matter that last year, Wash U was more selective than Chicago and Northwestern and Cornell and Georgetown? Do you think many students decided to go to Wash U instead of Northwestern because Wash U’s accept rate was 3 % points lower?</p>