<p>it is flawed for various reasons already mentioned (legacy, donor, athlete, affirmative action, etc etc), but it is also flawed because of the different values placed upon it. </p>
<p>colleges in china, india, and the UK would think US college admissions is flawed because they're not necessarily accepting the best students with the highest scores and best academic performance, but rather taking into consideration subjective measures such as leadership, EC's, service, the aforementioned flaws, etc. on the other hand, US colleges would think that the other college admissions processes are flawed because they emphasize too much on test scores and aren't able to see an applicant as a whole person and a leader of the future. </p>
<p>thus, college admissions will always be flawed because of the values a society places upon it.</p>