<p>No, I don't think any human being or any human organization is omniscient, but generally human beings stumble a little closer to a well-negotiated result that fits everyone better with more information rather than less. Am I correct in taking your preferred answer to the "What other colleges are you applying to?" question to be "I don't think that's relevant to my application to your fine college"? If you advocate saying something along those lines in an interview, and leaving such a question blank on an application form, then perhaps you and I have no disagreement here. (But please feel free to correct me if I am wrong in assuming what you think. :) )</p>