Groundwork2022- “That would force students to think about fit over chasing prestige”
Why would that be better? Top 20s all have retention rates in the high 90 percentiles. It seems the “fit” works for most of the kids that choose these schools even if it is in the pursuit of prestige, and because the competition to get in so rigorous the kids tend to have the ability to thrive academically.
Might hate conceptually chasing prestige but it seems to work out as does the current system. Frustrating sure but effective in my opinion based on the mutual selection of school’s and students when 97+% freshman retention rates are the norm in top 20s.
Why change something that’s not broken?