Why admit these students in the first place?
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Becuase most of the public state universities _have_ to take students from that state, provided that they make some sort of minimum requirement, usually some form of combined GPA and SAT.  Now GPA's from high schools can range from "informative" to "absolutely worthless" with regards to what they say about the student who got them.  Basically they have to admit a lot of students, who to put it bluntly, have no business being at an institude of higher learning in the first place.\n\nReally, the universities don't have "weed-out" the students, as the student's tend to "weed-out" themselves.
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Because they want to be physiologist.  You can still get your point across with two sentences!  Keep it simple!
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It allows ambitous students to gain experience.  In addition, they help spread the opinion of the students
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List the pro-biking, website design, kite flying and the other clubs.  Admission officers spend hours reading the applications.  Anything that makes you unique and attracts their attention and makes them give your application a longer read is more likely to get you admitted.  Admission members (admissions staff, teachers, staff) also have hobbies, and may be interested in one of those you mention.  They want to bring diversity to the entering class to make the education experience more valuable for everyone.
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Becaue they wanted a better life where they knew they could get one. Also because they probably wanted to be free to make their own decisions and didnt want to be under strict rules.
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Because you have to have a high grade point average to get in. So if you go to one of those schools everyone would know you are a very smart person.
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many recruits are very, very educated.
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yeah and they care more about being in the "in" crowd too. I care a lot about my school work because I don't like a lot of the people at my school and I think a lot of the "in" people are fake and I want to go to college and have a successful career and get away from this small town. But, a lot of kids don't care about their schoolwork or they just copy off people.
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Would you believe an almost-guaranteed first was scuppered by a stupid mistake and a low grade for ONE assignment? \n\nJust work work work, baby... As our tutors keep saying, your grade doesn't matter in the real world. (which is stupid, because it does if you want to study...)
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Because most colleges REQUIRE you to live on campus at least the first year.  I had guys on my hall who lived 10 minutes away!  The could have stayed home, but the university didn't allow freshmen to do that.
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You are basically right. \nWhen you are admitted you are being allowed to enter (offered admission).\nWhen you are enrolled, you are actually signed up and taking classes.
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Teacher expect a lot out of you especially in your final year. You want to have good marks and lots of other credits to apply for college/University. Some places are quite picky on who the choose to accept in their programs. The expectation from college and University will be even higher than in school!
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They want a well-balanced person, so it's a mix of challenging courses, great grades, high SATs, commitment to extracurriculars, great recommendations, great application essays... and for some of the Ivies, a great interview.
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All colleges prefer students who have been involved in extracurricular activities. It may make the difference between getting in and not getting in.
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High competetion, to get admission in better courses especially for those who do not belong to the reserved categories,forces them to struggle to their best. If no proper merit, no job, no marriage, no life. Hence they are forced to put maximum efforts and so  there is wide scope for Indians to become better than others in studies and in performing their jobs.
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No that's not truth.\nThe government is giving priority to national students, while foreigners are allowed in schools but visas are not given unless their parents are legallized or if they borned there, but that involves students into legal acts.
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Some colleges go semester by semester.  However, only the a set top percent make the list.  So if everyone does well one semester it may be harder to get on the list.