At graduation last weekend I chatted with some talented grads heading to some most selective colleges. Something I teased out was nearly all of them were heading to the elite university they spent the most time prepping for. For example, applied to all the Ivies, you know, just because, were rejected from all of them, but admitted to UChicago. She told me the only app and essays she took seriously were those for UChicago.
Another headed to Yale, rejected from Georgetown and Notre Dame. Admitted they didn't put much effort into GT and ND apps.
Would it surprise anyone if nearly half of the apps these elites receive are just "why not" apps that admissions more or less reject immediately because they can easily tell the student wasn't serious?
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