<p>The real issue is this is a way to game USNews rankings. Usually, these students have lower stats than their classmates. If they start BU as sophomore transfer students, their SAT and high school rankings won’t affect BU’s ranking.</p>
<p>It also affects retention stats and graduation rates. Some of these students won’t be able to pull off the 3.0. If they had enrolled in BU and flunked out, they would count in BU’s stats. If they flunk out of other colleges, they won’t.</p>