<p>I think you have to look at a candidate's overall results and not analyze what happens at one particular school. When programs have an admit rate in the single digits, it is inevitable that they will have to reject some candidates who are equally as talented to ones they admitted. If a program is taking five girls, for example, there are definitely more than five girls in the applicant pool of hundreds that fit what they are looking for and have the requisite skills. So, some who will be denied actually were "good enough" to get in. It just is that way when the acceptance rate is so low (and then add in trying to allow for a diverse class of types, etc.). So, you can't really look at it as how was so and so talented enough to get into X top MT program but was denied at Y less reknown program? Even the most talented students out there are not likely to be admitted to every program they apply to given the odds. This same phenomena happens with Ivy and elite college admissions. They must turn away candidates who are as good as the ones they take (not to say all who are denied fit that description). Elite colleges will tell you all the time that they could fill the class a second time with a group that is every bit as good as the first group that they took. If they accept 10%, that means the next 10% were as qualifed. And BFA admissions is a bit like that as well. And then there is the factor of fit for the program and every program is different and so fit comes into play. Add in the academic criteria varies from BFA to BFA program. So, I am not surprised when I have a student who got into Tisch and not UArts (happened with a student of mine this year) or UMich but not Penn State (friend), or UMich but not Indiana's BFA (a CC member's son).</p>