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<p>I don’t know where you got the 45% figure from as your first article implies that 60% of HS still rank their students. 60% is a lot better than 0% and the implication of the article is that it’s the top high schools who don’t rank. I agree with them that rankings are more important for lower tier high schools.</p>
<p>The point is that it is a lot better to get a sense of a freshman applicant than it is to get a sense of a 3.9 GPA CC applicant. There is just way too much heterogeneity b/w CC’s. CC students are not idiots. But, even above average students don’t belong at Cornell. It’s an elite school and it should receive elite students.</p>