<p>hahaha back off man. i heard of it at the end of my junior year :P<br>
and i wasnt the only one in my school too. so the point being proven is that the brochures are not a waste and NOT just an attempt to get hopeless ppl to apply just to lower their acceptance rate</p>
<p>@madhukar92</p>
<p>You are extremely naive. If you plan to go to an Ivy League, I would consider looking at things realistically, and understanding that all universities, are, at their most basic, competing businesses.</p>
<p>I don’t have a problem with brochures and representatives visiting schools. What I have a problem with is the spin they put on it. Anyone can get in, there is no minimum SAT score.</p>
<p>I know anyone can get in. Anyone can also win the lottery. I would never encourage someone to enter the lottery because I understand the odds and I don’t think it is a good gamble. On the other hand if someone is going to enter the lottery I won’t stop them, it’s none of my business and I suppose they might win. It’s their decision, I just want them to understand what the odds are.</p>
<p>Why can’t these representatives visit the schools and give a more realistic picture of how hard it is to get in. They could talk about average grade points, average SAT scores and how many applicants with outstanding credentials are turned away every year for instance. Anyone who wants to can still apply.</p>
<p>Check out today’s New York Times on application inflation.</p>
<p>Sorry to be blunt, But who the **** are you to be telling us what to be?</p>
<p>Someone with more experience and class than you I guess. Good luck with UVA, you’ll need it.</p>
<p>Read the article. Penn applications are up like, 17%.</p>
<p>Knew it… My first choice UPenn’s Wharton School… last year our school had 2 applicants (1 ED, 1 RD) and the ED got in…</p>
<p>This year we have 6 ED applicants and no RD applicants apparently… sigh. I’m on of them.</p>