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<p>And I agree with you on these points. Again, college admissions is a business; but I would hope they’d be a highly ethical business, if for no other reason than as an example for the students applying and attending.</p>
<p>I too have been distressed at the ever growing marketing and gamesmanship on the part of colleges. IMO, the most recent signs of this are the abundant likely letter and long WL phenomena. I see these practices as benefiting the college recruiting and ranking concerns at a very high cost to the majority of young people applying.</p>
<p>I have stuck around CC to see my kids through this maze and to hopefully steer others away from major pitfalls, but do I like what the system is becoming? Absolutely not.</p>