<p>Oh, that seems right on the money, Marathon. Yes, if admitted to MIT, but not to PennState Schreyers Honors, something might be amiss at one or the other institution. (my DH contends it is the same 10,000 students applying to HYP-types anyway, but that’s a subject for another thread). </p>
<p>I wonder if things get a bit dicier with smaller, lesser known, schools, though they do tend to be less selective - though not always.</p>