<p>Really, and your expertise is what? You need to read more and learn more. I’m sorry your son had a bad experience with Stanford, but don’t post on here your sour grapes as fact.<br>
As I said in my earlier post, geography is a factor with colleges attempting to bring geographic diversity to their class. But that can work for multiple applicants from the same high school. FACT: two students from the same tiny high school in Alaska (graduating class of about 50) were accepted by Stanford this year.
No support exists for your “best kept secret” statement. These boards are full of the opposite point of view. Furthermore no two students can have the same resume. And more importantly, they will not have the same essays.</p>