<p>Be comforted. Most people don't know much about admissions. CC can make you think all applicants to selective schools have been studying this stuff since they were in fifth grade and known they wanted to go to Yale when they were 3, but in reality, it just isn't the case. Most people think, well here goes, we'll see what happens. You don't have to "game the system" and i'm sure most people here would have gotten accepted to where they were accepted regardless.</p>