"Elite Colleges Reporting Record Lows in Admission"
"....Admissions deans and high school guidance counselors said they spent hours at this time of year reminding students who had been put on waiting lists or rejected entirely that there were other excellent colleges on their lists — and that rejection was often about the overwhelming numbers, rather than their merits as individuals.
“I know why it matters so much, and I also don’t understand why it matters so much,” said William M. Shain, dean of admissions and financial aid at Bowdoin. “Where we went to college does not set us up for success or keep us away from it.”
No, it is FAMILY CONNECTIONS and WHO YOU KNOW that does that!
Otherwise, explain George W. Bush!!!
