<p>totally agree with hannah. the whole system is ethically and morally unsound. A lot of people manipulate the system and a lot of things aren't fair. Why do sons or daughters of rich donors/politicians/celebs get accepted with below average scores? Is there morality in legacies?
You've got a chance to get into one of your top choice schools. seize the opportunity.
and by the way, you're not lying, you're bending the truth. everyone, and i mean EVERYONE does that in today's world, whether it's economists politicians or journalists. It's called siffing (Structuring Information Felicitously).
My econ professor actually gave us a really interesting lecture on the subject. hERE's an extract.</p>
<pre><code>To illustrate the art of siffing, consider the following anecdote, which may or may not be apocryphal:
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<p>Some years ago, before Princeton University was graced with the new Frist Center, the old Student Center sold delicious French fries that dripped in saturated fat. A certain professor of Princetons Department of Economics fancied these French fries, much to the consternation of his health-conscious wife. Twice a week after lectures, without her knowledge, he would steal himself to the old Student Center after his Econ 100 lectures, there to partake of the delicious, forbidden food. </p>
<p>Letting it slip out by accident one day that he had eaten lunch at the Student Center, his alarmed wife queried suspiciously why he did not eat at the Faculty Club, as all good professors should. Without batting an eyelash, the professor replied: They have a great salad bar at the Student Center. Reassured by the (erroneous) thought that her husband went there merely to eat healthy salads, the professors wife dropped the subject.</p>
<p>A fundamental question now is this: Did the professor lie to his wife? After all, there really was a wonderful salad bar in the old Student Center in those days. The professor merely had remarked on it quite accurately to his wife in response to his wifes query, and she failed to probe further. Was it the professors fault that his wife used this completely accurate but carefully structured information to conjure up in her mind a completely faulty image of her husbands dietary conduct?</p>
<p>As you observe the world of seasoned adults around you, you will quickly realize that they sif with abandon. If you knew accounting principles, you would see siffing routinely in the annual reports published by business firms and signed by their chief executives. You would see it in the average SAT scores universities report to college guides. You see it in the budget figures reported by politicians and in their daily debates. You see it among the clergy.</p>