<p>Professor101- here’s an idea: For each applicant, multiply their GPA by 700 and add the SAT score. Rank everyone by this number, and admit the top 2400. Granted, I’m exaggerating, but is something like that what you’d like to see?</p>
<p>If Stanford–or any other top school–abandoned holistic admissions, it would quickly lose its competitive edge and cease to be an interesting place.</p>