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Would you want your kid at a school full of introverted nerds who spent most of their time holed up in their rooms absorbed in their computers? I’m not saying that all power scorers are like that – but if they look at the numbers only they could very well end up with a student body top-heavy with brainy but self-absorbed students.
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<p>Would you prefer a student body heavy on students who consider playing football (or downing large numbers of shots at the football tailgate) a distinction, or academically unenthusiastic spawn of the upper classes, or other such categories? The tradeoff works in both directions, and a by-the-numbers matriculant pool might be in many ways more pleasant than an overly “holistic” one.</p>