A Great "Why" Applicant vs. The Overqualified Applicant

ucbalumnus
Sun, 22 Dec 2019 05:13:11 +0000

Agree with @Eeyore123 that some other applicant who has top end academics, top end ECs, top end recommendations, and top end essays including the “why [this college]?” one, will be picked over the two hypothetical ones. (Or an applicant with a significant “hook” will be picked.)

Really, this is a variant of the “A in an easy class versus B in a hard class?” question. The colleges you are referring to want to admit those with A in hard class choices.