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I think it's a good opportunity for YC to improve the acceptance process. Why don't you review the applications in a FIFO basis and give an immediate green ligh

• jacquesm 12y ago
  At a guess because that would eliminate the largest advantage the classes system gives: batch acceptance gives YC the opportunity to evaluate all the potentials against the backdrop of every other entry. If they start accepting along the line then they're going to disadvantage themselves because there is only a limited number of slots for interviews. So by sorting them in decreasing order they operate more efficiently.