<p>@sharebear111: Really?! I think folks are not really concerned about what you would tell them so much as your actual logic for wanting to go…It’s kind of like students who ACTUALLY say they want to attend certain selective schools because they are “balanced” (which is often code for “not too rigorous”), but will of course tell adcoms something much more fancy. The reality is, most top selective schools and schools in general are “balanced”…so one would hope they had some additional honest reasons (for themselves and not the adcoms) that are deeper. These folks are hoping that your reasons are deeper and that you don’t have to make up something fancy for the adcoms. As for your chances, I suppose they are alright. </p>