<p>ilovebagels: You need to have more faith in Furda. He did something very intelligent, which is to widen the applicant fronts in the midwest, south, and California, as stated in the article.</p>
<p>This is smart for two reasons:
- it ostensibly reduces acceptances in the Northeast, which makes Penn appear more selective.
- it increases exposure to Penn in areas that produce relatively few applicants each year: places like Texas, Florida, California, and the deep south.</p>
<p>This will lead to larger waves of applications in the coming years. I guarantee you that Brown will REEL after this year. People do not perceive it as selective as its new numbers seem to advertise, and potential applicants will likely be disheartened, and fail to apply.</p>