<p>I don’t think the regional admissions officers just present their favorites. The very obvious rejections may not make it to committee, but I think the bulk of applicants do, even if it’s for a 60 second presentation to confirm the person will be rejected. I really don’t think it’s a favorites thing because a different reader would have a different set of favorites (likely with major overlap) and that would make it to luck of the draw for your reader. My bet is that all reasonably competitive applicants are presented to committee.</p>