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This quote also implies that the goal of an admissions officer is to maximize total UG GPA/be able to predict UG GPA of admitted students. Isn't the goal osten

This quote also implies that the goal of an admissions officer is to maximize total UG GPA/be able to predict UG GPA of admitted students. Isn't the goal ostensibly to build a solid UG class of talented individuals? [update] I don't have any data to back this up, but I would even hazard a guess that admissions officers take a certain number of calculated risks on students who they know won't be stellar academic performers but add value in other ways.

dkarl 16y ago
They can accomplish a lot just by being human. If the applicant can sell himself to them despite his poor academic achievement, then he can sell poor products to customers, keep employees faithful at crappy jobs, and attract investment dollars to underperforming companies. If he can't, maybe he can get a series of promotions anyway. By acting as "charisma detectors" and "bullshit quality meters" (i.e., normal human beings) admission officers can spot people who have a future, people whom it will be beneficial to have the college brand on and who might donate to the university later.