（被录取的绝大多数学生是能在人群中脱颖而出的）

普林斯顿：“It is our mission at Princeton to ensure that our community is as diverse and intellectually stimulating as possible.” （我们的任务是确保普林斯顿的学生群体尽可能保持多样化、能激发智力和思维的发展）

斯坦福:：“We believe that the best education can develop only in a vibrant, diverse community that actively affirms both the differences among its members and their numerous points of connection.” （我们坚信只在有一个充满生机的、多样化的群体中，教育才能发展。这样的群体既要有互不相同的成员，成员之间也要有多样的连接点。）

哥伦比亚：“Columbia is committed to creating and supporting a community diverse in every way” （哥伦比亚致力于创造并支持一个在每种意义上都具有多样性的群体）

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