Logical Deduction — Statements & Conclusions Statement: "For outstanding candidates, the admission committee for M.A. (Social Work) may waive the condition of previous social-work experience." Which conclusions follow?

Introduction / Context:
The statement describes an exception policy: a normally required condition (prior experience) can be waived for outstanding candidates. We must determine what necessarily follows about the pool of admitted students.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Normal rule: previous social-work experience is a condition.
• Exception: for outstanding candidates, the condition may be waived.
• Conclusion I: Some admitted students will have prior experience.
• Conclusion II: Some admitted students will not have prior experience.

Concept / Approach:
If a requirement exists but is waivable for a subset, it logically allows two categories among those admitted: those meeting the requirement and those legitimately admitted under waiver.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Because experience is ordinarily required, non-outstanding candidates (or outstanding ones who happen to have experience) will satisfy it. Hence "some admitted students will have prior experience" is consistent and expected.Because a waiver exists for outstanding candidates, at least some such candidates can be admitted without experience, yielding "some admitted students will not have prior experience."

Verification / Alternative check:
If no one lacked prior experience, the waiver clause would be pointless. If no one had prior experience, that would contradict the normal rule. Therefore both categories must be possible, and the pair of conclusions follows.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• I only / II only: each ignores one side of the waiver logic.
• Either I or II: suggests exclusivity, which is incorrect.
• Neither: contradicts the very idea of a conditional waiver.

Common Pitfalls:
Overlooking the implication of a waiver: it presupposes the existence of a baseline condition and the possibility of admitted candidates without it.

Final Answer:
Both I and II follow