`:::: I'm not sure you realize that ``selectivity`` is a precise term in academic admissions, and refers specifically to the number of students admitted compared to the number of applications received.  It doesn't require anything about the quality of the admitted students.  As the person you responded to mentioned, if a school accepted 10 people and got 10,000 applications, it would be incredibly selective, even if the 10 people it selected were the bottom 10 of those who applied. -    `