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Originally Posted by SeattleUte
My main point is that this list is mostly a creature of how hard it is to get into a college. That's the way these rankings are usually made, and I think that's probably fair. But by sate law Utah doesn't presently have competitive admissions standards so there is a segment of its studentbody that drives its numbers down. Utah disqualifies itself from shining on any undergraduate ranking. But the cream at Utah and the cream at BYU are similar in quality. By the way, Utah will eventually have to limit admissions and I understand it is moving that way already.
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I don't know that it really has anything to do with state law, I think that might just be SU spouting out something that sounds good. However, I didn't get accepted to BYU right out of high school (it was a very dark time in my life), but I was actively recruited by the u.