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<p>I’m well aware of this. The point, though, is that lots of “overall less selective schools” may admit applicants who could get into more selective schools, because selective schools are kind of a gamble to get into, and amazing students end up at various different schools.</p>
<p>Further, for instance if someone were to want to study in Cornell’s engineering department, it’s a good chance this person may pick Cornell over another supposedly more selective Ivy League school, especially if he/she were bent on going to an Ivy.</p>