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I could be wrong, but I honestly think that the reason many amazing applicants get rejected (I have several friends) is because they do most everything to get into a good college, whereas those "lesser" applicants did only what they cared about and wanted to go to a good college. An applicant needs to explain the importance behind his EC's, courseload, etc to show that it wasn't done solely for admittance--there must be passion and good reason.
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This is taking a complete tangent from our orignal discussion, but I personally do not see why the difference in motives should have any effect on admissions. If I ever need surgery, I want the very best doctor out there. Give me the knowledgeable doctor who focused their attention soley on getting into medical school for financial reasons, over the "lesser" doctor who simply had a passion for saving lives.</p>