New York Times: In New Twist on College Search, a First Choice, and 20 Backups

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<p>bluebayou, you’re right: He’s in at UC Davis! On the left-hand side of the page was a link to a graphic containing the list of schools Michael Martin applied to and the results thus far. It was really easy to miss. Here it is, in case anyone else didn’t click on the link:</p>

<p>American University WAITING TO HEAR
Arizona State University ACCEPTED
UC Davis ACCEPTED
UCLA WAITING
UCSB ACCEPTED
UCSD WAITING
Colorado College WAITING
Colorado State ACCEPTED
Georgetown WAITING
Holy Cross WAITING
Loyola Marymount WAITING
Notre Dame DECLINED
Pepperdine WAITING
St. Mary’s College of Calif. ACCEPTED
Salve Regina ACCEPTED
Santa Clara U. ACCEPTED
USC WAITING
Southern Methodist U. ACCEPTED
Villanova WAITING
Wake Forest WAITING
William and Mary WAITING</p>

<p>He seems to have covered the waterfront, in more ways than one! But he’s not a prestige monger (to use a more polite word than the usual), I’ll grant him that.</p>