Demonstrating the Consequences of Quota Sampling in Graduate Student Admissions

In graduate programs across the USA, admissions committees for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)-related programs are faced with an imbalance of qualified applicants due to a large majority of top student applications coming from outside the United States. As a consequence, admissions programs may apply a quota system to ensure that at least a minimum number of U.S. applicants are accepted into a graduate program.

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