Does college mail mean anything?

bclintonk
Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:17:46 +0000

They send out tons of that mail because they want large numbers of students to apply so they can reject most of them, and consequently look really “selective” and therefore “prestigious” in the eyes of subsequent generations of gullible HS students, who will then apply in even larger numbers and be rejected in even larger numbers . . . ad nauseum.

Do you really think Harvard sends out 70,000+ actual applications because it’s afraid it might miss someone? Hah! If you believe that, I’ve got this bridge I’d like to sell you.