<p>I think that there is an issue when you’re only offering to accept 2,300 of 32,000 applicants. Given that (it seems that) qualified applicants are being rejected, and that admissions rates have been falling at all of these colleges for some time, I think that these colleges have a responsibility to increase their acceptance rates. (Obviously there would be massive logistical problems such as housing). But if nothing else, let’s keep up with population growth.</p>
<p>That being said, I think that the applicant pool is so brilliant that at some point your acceptance/rejection does come down to chance in some capacity. No amount of desire will help significantly. It’s really quite a cruel system.</p>