I know about app quality from experience. I didn’t pick this “know your targets” refrain out of thin air. Being a top high school kid does not automatically make for a top application.
Frenzy is different than well considered variety. Frenzy comes when folks insist it’s a random spin of the wheel and they have to apply to 16 or 20 or more, to stand a chance. And the kids apply to so many that their app efforts can be diluted. Or generic. (Again, I’m referring to top schools.)