Just read this depressing and frustrating article in the WAPO newspaper relating to some conspiratorial skullduggery afoot by a small cabal of “elite” universities who were allegedly (and probably, in my opinion, as I’ve read things like this before) secretly rigging the system in their favor by favoring wealthy and connected students over others, usually for financial benefit.
LINK TO ARTICLE: Chance Me: Cornell Dyson with 3.95 GPA, Strong Extracurriculars - #9 by RamDass
This is one reason why college admissions have become so brutal for most students who’ve been denied even though they were top achievers.
It’s a sad commentary on some players in the college admission game and a sad commentary on human nature.
So, to you top students who’ve been rejected: There are many factors outside your control concerning college admission. Just do your best, hold your head up high and continue the good fight to be an ethical, honorable human being.