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Old 2009 October 18th, 11:57 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I think there are more repeat applicants this year than any previous years, at least it seems that way from the comments I'm seeing...
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Old 2009 October 19th, 01:37 AM   #12 (permalink)
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I think there are more repeat applicants this year than any previous years, at least it seems that way from the comments I'm seeing...
Would this suggest a net decrease in competition? Assuming that the distribution of who applied last year but aren't this year is concentrated at the top, at least...
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Old 2009 October 19th, 03:00 AM   #13 (permalink)
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what are the odds :P they could have had more math after last year..
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Old 2009 October 19th, 03:27 PM   #14 (permalink)
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What I meant is that due to the gruelling nature of last year's cycle, there are a lot of good applicants out there who have had a year to polish their applications - improve their letter of reference's, nail their statement of purpose, take extra math, and research other possible schools. I know I have.
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Old 2009 October 19th, 05:13 PM   #15 (permalink)
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pareto-improving: someone do a hit job on tm guru
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Old 2009 October 19th, 05:14 PM   #16 (permalink)
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pareto-improving: someone do a hit job on tm guru
It's only a Pareto improvement if it makes everyone else better off while not making tm-guru worse off...
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Old 2009 October 19th, 05:56 PM   #17 (permalink)
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he doesn't factor into the social welfare function~
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Old 2009 October 19th, 06:37 PM   #18 (permalink)
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That's not how Pareto improvement works
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Old 2009 October 19th, 06:47 PM   #19 (permalink)
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We all know what Pareto optimality means... but how about Jesus-optimal allocation? That's when one person is made *really* worse off... but everyone else is much better off...

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That's not how Pareto improvement works
It does if I restrict the domain properly
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