MIT student paper: End Early Action Program (9.29.06)

[Byerly]

<p>I tend to think the counsellor is concerned about the best interests of her prospective customers!</p>

<p>And you are quite wrong about what motivates top applicants, according to researchers.</p>

<p>See: "Higher Education As An Associative Good (Hansmann)</p>

<p><a href="http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ffp9901.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ffp9901.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>... and "Winner Take All" (Frank)</p>

<p><a href="http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ffp0001s.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ffp0001s.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>... and the introduction to the Laissez Faire rankings, where it was observed:</p>

<p>"The Laissez-Faire Ranking identifies quality with selectivity. It takes the historical and etymological view that a college is a "chosen company" and attempts to rank colleges by the membership they attract. It lets the best applicants point to the best colleges. Bright kids pay attention to selectivity when they look at colleges because they want to go where their peers are going. With their matriculation, they help compose a superior community, thereby confirming received opinion."</p>

<p><a href="http://collegeadmissions.tripod.com/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://collegeadmissions.tripod.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Finally, read the discussion and data HERE:</p>

<p><a href="http://post.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/hoxby/papers/revealedprefranking.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://post.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/hoxby/papers/revealedprefranking.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>