1.   If governors back the move, the school will be the last selective school in the county to seek Grant Maintained Status.

2.   The best students, who attended one of the few selective schools, received the equivalent of a high-quality prep school education.

3.   Ambitious students take exams for selective schools or attend those with academic themes.

4.   Although it is possible that those with greater earnings potential chose a less selective school from their menu of choices, this seems unlikely.

5.   And, in the highly selective schools like Yale, padding on the resume hurts.

6.   As a practical matter, at most selective schools, a significant proportion of the incoming class may be eligible to place out of the freshman year.

7.   But he said many other selective schools also judge students on personal characteristics and he is comfortable with the process.

8.   Despite a generally trusting approach to applicants, the highly selective schools say they take common-sense precautions to prevent deception.

9.   Either way, this cardinal fact means better students get bigger subsidies from the most selective schools.

10.   Elite private universities have long used similar systems, and a growing number of selective state schools also are making the change.