<p>There are schools in the top 30 that can be considered admissions safeties for a select few students. A girl from my HS was an Emory athletic recruit and the coach told her to apply ED so she’d get in. Well she applied ED and Lo and behold she just returned to Emory for a second year. </p>
<p>If the son of the current president of Coca Cola were to apply to Emory (Coke is a huge donor), he’d get in. I suspect the same is true at many other institutions.</p>