The Competitiveness Of College Application By Scott Robbins

One of the arguments that Robbins presents in Chapter 5 is that the increase in the competitiveness of the college application process results in many applicants embellishing or lying on their applications so they have a better chance of being accepted. Robbins cites that the dean of admissions of Grinnell College caught two athletes lying about being recruited by other schools on their application (Robbins 135). With this piece of data, the author makes the assumption that this example is representative of all colleges.
I agree with the author’s claim that the competitiveness of the applications process will result in more people cheating, but I do not think the author’s warrant is valid. Grinnell College is a private school that is hard