Why Charter Oak State College is better than Thomas Edison State College

[sanantone]

Yes, for all intents and purposes, they got in more because of luck – just simply given how extremely competitive it is to get into these top tier programs. Those are exceptions that prove the rule. Charter Oak states they've awarded over 11,000 degrees –there are 4-5 schools on that list of interest, let's say, 5/11,000 = .05% got into "the best" programs.

Your calculations are not based on anything. COSC has not tracked all of their students who have gone on to graduate school. You don't get into a prestigious graduate program because of luck.

Now look at how many students from Harvard Undergrad are going into top tier programs. Is it 1% or 10%? I think we can all agree that it is. Just because one person was able to get into Harvard Business School doesn't mean you or I can do it with the same stats. Maybe he/she was politically connected, or a minority candidate (i.e. affirmative action), or did something truly groundbreaking, or just filthy rich and donated millions to Harvard.

Do you have anything to back this up your claim that a COSC graduate with similar stats would be much less competitive than a graduate of a higher-ranked school? You throw all of this information out there with nothing to back it up. It doesn't even make logical sense. More Harvard students are going to the top graduate schools because they have high GPAs and high test scores. Harvard is known for grade inflation, but since they only admit highly-intelligent students in the first place, these students score higher on graduate admissions exams. They also are more likely to have the money for tutors and preparation courses.