New article in the Atlantic by Jeff Selingo

[ucbalumnus]

@Buckythedog

But if there just was a way to get merit info before applying then kids wouldn’t have to apply to so many colleges. I suppose this is not so simple or it would have been done by now.

Some less selective colleges have automatic merit for stats or NM or CBNRP status, but many of the students aiming for “top __” colleges consider such colleges “beneath” them and unsuitable even as safeties.