There’s no better example of this than Cal Poly. Students apply for a specific major and only compete against other students interested in the same. For the first time in many years, another major (Psychology) had a lower acceptance rate than CS. It was spun as Psychology is now the hardest major to get into, but it really isn’t. The average algorithm score of a CS admit is sure to be quite a bit higher than that for Psych. It’s just Psych drew more applicants.
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