I disagree. Before the change, it was open to everyone whose grades were not much below the cut-off in past years. Most people had worse grades and therefore k

I disagree. Before the change, it was open to everyone whose grades were not much below the cut-off in past years. Most people had worse grades and therefore knew before applying that they would not be accepted. That's closed. The change opened it to those people. It did not increase the number of students who were accepted, but it did make applying worthwhile for all students.