<p>LakeClouds, I do read Ivy apps, not as an adcom, but seasonal- and 2400’s and vals DO screw up the essays, questions and their ECs don’t always show substance outside their little hs environment. It’s pretty sad, at times. You get kids who can’t answer the "Why Us?, who tell interviewers some other school (ivy or non) is really their first choice, and write ridiculously self-serving essays. When you’re talking thousand of kids with high stats, maybe one B since 9th, leadership, and even charm, why settle for stats alone?</p>