<p>Read at least some of this thread. <a href=“Why do seemingly perfect students get rejected from Ivies? - College Search & Selection - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1626413-why-do-seemingly-perfect-students-get-rejected-from-ivies-p1.html</a></p>
<p>But in essence, your supplements, international asking for FA, the likelihood that these schools count demonstrated interest as part of admissions criteria (making it doubly difficult for internationals to get in), and the fact that there are just too many good applicants and not enough spots for all of them at the top schools. </p>