How many "unqualified" students apply to top schools?

[GA2012MOM]

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But it is more complicated…about half of every admitted class is comprised of recruited athletes, URMs, wealthy legacies, children of the rich and powerful and the otherwise hooked. Half the seats are gone before the regular candidates are read.

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<p>Redroses, the question the OP asked was how many unqualified students apply to top schools, not how many slots are available after hooked applicants are accounted for. Hooked applicants are “qualified” by elite schools standards, for example the AI used for recruited athletes. I too have seen the statistics that PG made in her post and believe that to be a good number.</p>