That meant that they rejected more students, making themselves look more selective.
"It's pumping up the numbers, it's making colleges look more selective, and it's contributing to the frenzy," said Robert J. Massa, vice president for enrollment at Dickinson College.
But there are others: the crush of applications makes colleges look more selective, and because low-scorers are less likely to share their results with admissions officers, score averages can be artificially higher.
Some colleges used to drop athletes' SAT scores from their computation of incoming students' scores in order to increase their averages and make their institutions look more selective, Mr. Kelly said.
By expanding ways to apply, colleges can pull in applicants from outside established channels — to fill seats, help them shape a more diverse class and, of course, to look more selective by rejecting a larger number of students.
He said other schools nationally have been criticized for recruiting students who aren't qualified just so that they can have a lower admission rate publicized in college resource books and look more selective.
The easiest way for them to appear more selective is by having more people apply.
However, taking into consideration that the high selective pressure could be implemented only in the case of functional importance of the PyrTriTy3-2 or NecHaemTy3-4, HT looks more preferable for the explanation of the described case.
Consumers will become more selective, looking for digital brands that offer unparalleled usefulness and connectivity, along with rich content and multiple relevant applications.
"It's likely they are being more selective and looking for the perfect applicant," she said.
