> What ever happened to access based on merit? For the context of this case, don't forget we're talking about Harvard. This school, if they wanted, could limi

> What ever happened to access based on merit? For the context of this case, don't forget we're talking about Harvard. This school, if they wanted, could limit themselves to selecting ONLY from applicants with PERFECT test scores, PEREFECT GPA's, ideal extracurriculars and still have far too many applicants than they could admit. They would then have to resort to either a lottery system to select randomly from this pool of perfect applicants or maybe come up with ever more extreme and rarefied criteria to select the "best" from "perfect". Is that the way to go? Many don't think so.