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<p>Um maybe a couple people lie, but I think the vast majority are telling the truth as far as basic stats go. College Confidential attracts students who care a lot about college admissions. Generally these types of students are highly motivated and have very strong stats. Also College Confidential, from what I can tell, seems to be used mainly by whites and Asians. As a whole, these two races have stronger stats than other races. I don’t know about the socioeconomic status of College Confidential, but I’d bet that the upper classes represent well on here, and these students also have strong stats. </p>
<p>Compared to the general public applying to top universities, CC students applying to the same universities have stronger stats. This doesn’t necessarily translate into more success in admissions, as at these schools there are other factors than stats that are involved in the decision.</p>
<p>Edit: Maybe one reason for the higher stats on CC is that members (regardless of their decision) are probably more likely to post their profiles if they have higher stats. I still do not think this is enough to solely account for the discrepancy though.</p>