People like to paint college admissions as this process of being the objectively smartest or the objectively most virtuous when it is really like any other system out there, one driven by the interests of the decision makers.
I go into three areas of the college admissions process and explain how to understand them:
- Getting In
- Understanding Acceptance Rates (and Why Colleges That Want to Reject You Want You to Apply)
- Understanding Selection Bias
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https://soundcloud.com/zachary-slayback/the-truth-about-college-1