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Re: still a believer in the dart board?
- To: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
- Subject: Re: still a believer in the dart board?
- From: Brian <http://www.cs..edu/~b>
- Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2023 11:20:35 -0700
- Organization: University of Ca,
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On 4/22/23 9:33 AM, Robert wrote:
> https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/04/18/confessions-of-a-college-counselor-pushy-parents-teen-misery-and-the-futility-of-the-stanford-dream/
>
> Noelle recommended that I pass this onto you.
Interesting.
Yes, still a dart board, except that more recently I learned that those
top schools actively recruit students they know they're going to reject,
because those single-digit acceptance rates weigh heavily in the USN&WR
ranking formula.
This whole business is way past stupid; it's evil.