@rubberfall ^ How so? Shouldn’t students contemplate what they are looking for in a school before they apply? Some do, some don’t. How different is it if a student with severe ADD is asking for schools that has a culture that embrace those students?
As Aunt Bea stated to OP. A college is building a different class each year. What worked last year, may not necessarily work this year. Therefore OP just needs to garner a robust application profile and research school. For each selective school, if that is the plan, find an alternate school that has similarities.