<p>Desk123,</p>
<p>At this point I’m realizing you either are a) ignoring the data or b) incapable of interpreting meaningful facts from noise.</p>
<p>Columbia is more selective than Stanford. There is no refuting that fact. The self reported evidence from the respective universities proves this. Columbia’s SAT scores are higher, the admissions rates are nearly identical, the proportion of students in the top 10% of their respective class is higher at Columbia. </p>
<p>That website you posted uses limited data points to determine match ups and then applies a formula (with no details on what that formula is) to determine “predicted preferences.” </p>
<p>Lastly, you say “all the facts” point to the argument you are making, yet the only evidence you have provided is anecdotal evidence from your school, and a website utilizing dubious methods to come up with match ups that, even if they were accurate, would be irrelevant data points for the argument at hand. You have not presented any relevant facts!</p>