GWU Criticizes Faculty Report on Admissions

A report by a faculty committee at George Washington University, ominously titled "The Decline in Elite Freshmen Admissions," has school officials on the defensive, saying the report is missing information and is rife with distortions.

The report, released more than two weeks ago, focuses on the decreasing number of National Merit Scholars in the freshman class, along with a drop in the number of early-decision applicants. Critics of the report say it does not fully take into account a number of different measurements, such as SAT scores. "[The statistics] require a much further and sophisticated analysis than what might be apparent."