Acceptance Rates Plummet As Elite Colleges Tighten Up Following Admissions Scandal

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In the wake of a major college admissions scandal including improprieties ranging from bribery to cheating on standardized tests, some of the nation’s most selective schools have been loudly touting that despite record high application rates they are also achieving record low acceptance rates, The New York Times reports.

While from a public perception standpoint those figures might suggest that schools have tightened up their admissions processes and started to curtail the admission of individuals who may be under-qualified and enjoying special treatment. But academic experts at the same time point to how the cutthroat exclusivity at the most elite schools is exactly the barrier to entry that created the environment where the admissions scandal could occur in the first place.

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