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<p>is it valid to call swarthmore self selecting when the acceptance rate is only 17 pct? Looks like a lot of people were turned down, which implies that they were mistaken in thinking that they had what it takes to be at swarthmore.</p>
<p>I thought self selection is when only people who know the admission criteria well go to the trouble to apply, and therefore , when this happens , one sees a higher acceptance rate since the students sort of weeded themselves out at app time.</p>
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