[nsv]

Any industry which has clients that pay for a service, I guess.

[astrange]

The difference is that (some) colleges are also motivated to get you to apply so they can reject you, because it makes them look more exclusive.

[newsclues]

Don't some financial service businesses operate on similar principals.

[astrange]

Like Amex Centurion cards? They're definitely exclusive (or fake-exclusive) but I haven't seen them actually advertise rejection rates like colleges sometimes do.