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The New York Times
Admissions directors at some elite universities say that most of the students they turn down are such strong candidates that many are indistinguishable from those who get in.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/09/us/led-by-stanfords-5-top-colleges-acceptance-rates-hit-new-lows.html?smid=fb-nytimes&WT.z_sma=US_BBA_20140409&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&bicmst=1388552400000&bicmet=1420088400000&_r=1
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/09/us/led-by-stanfords-5-top-colleges-acceptance-rates-hit-new-lows.html?smid=fb-nytimes&WT.z_sma=US_BBA_20140409&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&bicmst=1388552400000&bicmet=1420088400000&_r=1