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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/19/education/19admit.html

At the meeting in New York, the presidents said they spelled out their concerns over families’ paying of thousands of dollars for private college counselors, obstacles for low-income applicants and tactics some colleges use to rise in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. They spoke of efforts to drive up a college’s number of applications, so it can turn away a greater proportion of students and appear more selective, or to distribute merit aid to lure students who are top notch but not financially needy.

What I bolded sounds like a self-perpetuating tactic. But seriously, I don’t see what’s wrong with the concept of early admission. If it works, you get a stress-free Senior year, and if it does not, you learn that you don’t fit the requirements for that type of college. Good thing Stanford and Caltech aren’t doing that

There are 80 or so Californians admitted to Caltech as freshmen each year. That’s a bit scary.