@Jkellynh17 - Just as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, “talent” is in the eye of the auditor or, in many cases, the pre-screen reviewer. That’s why this process is such a crapshoot and we all have to hedge our bets by submitting multiple applications across a broad range of schools in order to find the best match. I’m so appreciative of the expertise on this site, since it reduces some of the guesswork and gives us a stronger ability to assess across all criteria, including academics, and select the schools that are the best potential fit with the strongest possibility of acceptance. We’d all love to believe that talent will shine through, but it doesn’t always work that way.