I had 16 AP’s (4 online outside of the school) with a lot of long term meaningful EC’s, leadership, National Awards, and a social life. I just got into Brown PLME ED, so I am not a good person to argue that with. 
I guess I’m saying I would not leave anything to chance. I would be proactive and not blame anything on my school, if there was any other way around it. At the end of the day, people can find ways to get it done it they desire to. And to clarify, what I said earlier was brought up at an Ivy info session. They did not take lightly to a question from someone in the audience that suggested they were a victim of their school’s offerings. They clearly stated “Then you need to go outside of your school and seek out other opportunities. There are plenty out there.”