That's not how Iowa works. You get the 245 points, you get in. Full stop. It's law. It's a system that can't be "gamed". (And, coincidentally, doesn't need to

That's not how Iowa works. You get the 245 points, you get in. Full stop. It's law. It's a system that can't be "gamed". (And, coincidentally, doesn't need to be gamed.) The idea was that it would take all the race, and the extra-curriculars, and the subjective stuff out of the system. And it did. But it also gave everyone admittance. Which is fine. Maybe everyone should get into college? I don't know? My point is, when you have a set target, it's pretty much guaranteed that after a few years nearly everyone will be hitting that target. It's the nature of the beast.