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“Despite greater selectivity, Swarthmore has increasingly admitted students who are first-generation college students in their family. ”
Eep this is phrased poorly. Makes it sound like first gen students aren’t really as qualified so it’s surprising that Swat would admit more of them…
I disagree with that comment. I would imagine that proportionally fewer first-gens than non-first-gens have Swarthmore-level admissions credentials. In that case, it certainly makes sense to say that more first-generation students are being admitted “Despite greater selectivity,” as one would expect fewer of them to be admitted as selectivity increases.