Let's quibble over semantics: what do we really mean by "highly selective" (Ex: Pitzer v Williams)?

Ruby789
Sat, 23 Apr 2016 03:24:17 +0000

@Corinthian: My example is USC as you noted and Georgetown. The numbers I used are out of my head, and rounded for ease. But an example two different ways of having low acceptance rates.

I think this thread is important bc, your Pitzer and Williams example, and @Sue22’s Lottery/Essay Free school point out the problem in College Admissions. I’ve seen many times posters arguing over the relative ranking and selectivity on various selection threads in order to help someone choose between two colleges. And I said on another thread, using rankings and selectivity as tool to choose a school is like using your horoscope to choose a school.

Schools go to trouble to increase selectivity and rankings and to the detriment of the mission of educating students. You can’t blame them as long as students consider rankings and selectivity in their decisions. The best way to fix this is to stop considering these things and consider more pertinent information about the schools.