<p>Scared4College, I see the situation from your perspective, but college admissions will never be completely fair and anyone who can will abuse connections, high stature in society, do anything to get their children the best education possible even if they do not come close to actually deserving it. Is it corrupt and immoral? Definitely, but it is part of the system and I as a waitlisted student with more deserving credentials than many people at my school that mooched admission at the University of Michigan whether through connections, alumni, money, race, pure luck, etc. have come to let go of my bitterness and accept it for what it is.</p>