3 DEANS RESPOND

Selectivity Is What Produces the Right Fit

By ROBIN G. MAMLET

This opinion article responds to Barry Schwartz's proposal for college admissions.

Barry Schwartz asserts that admission to the most selective colleges has become a long, sleepless slog that rewards the dutiful over those who take risks. No one, not even a long-time admissions dean, can deny that there is some truth...

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