<p>" if your numbers are high enough, you’re admitted by a computer without anyone ever seeing your application. Glad I didn’t devote time to their essays."
How do you know this? It’s unfair to judge from just your own app. Did you read that on their website?
“(they do that to discourage people with low stats from applying).”
Not to argue with you, but why would they want that? If someone is an easy reject, thats an easy $30 , and it lower its acceptance rate.</p>
<p>Their campus-wide honors program is very selective (top 125/7200 freshmen) but their departmental honors program is not too selective. For engineering, it requires only, at a minimum, a 1440 SAT or 33 ACT or top 1% of your classes.</p>