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<p>No offense, but Columbia athletes do not belong on the same playing field as Stanford athletes. Stanford has won the Director’s Cup (for overall athletic excellence) 15 consecutive years running. To the Beijing Olympics, Stanford sent more athletes, won more (gold and overall) medals than any other university in the world. If Stanford were treated as a separate country, it would’ve placed in the top ten in medal count. Annually, Stanford football players compete against the likes of USC and Notre Dame; Stanford basketball players compete against the likes of UCLA and Arizona. The Stanford women’s basketball team has made it to three consecutive Final Fours. And so on…</p>
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<p>Stanford has a 72% yield without relying on the crutch of Early Decision. You don’t think Stanford could admit and enroll higher SAT scorers if that were its intent? Columbia could probably try to enroll higher scorers too; but then its yield would have trouble remaining above 50%.</p>
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<p>Perhaps, except for the fact that I never told anyone to “blindly” choose Stanford over Columbia. Nor did I say Stanford is God’s gift to humanity. I did agree, however, with another poster that Columbia doesn’t hold a candle to Stanford. </p>
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<p>Yes, CC polls are very “scientific.” Apparently, there’s one going around that says Harvard loses cross-admits to Yale.</p>
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<p>Did you really go through the entire 24-page thread and count everyone’s “votes?” Maybe I’m cynical, but this doesn’t exactly scream security.</p>