<p>It just proves the kids are smart. They figured out the system and devised a scheme to improve their odds. Most companies pay big bucks for creative, driven people who do just that. My daughter applied to and was accepted by 15 schools, just about all of them in the top 20 in the country, U’s and LAC’s. She had solid reasons why each of them would provide something that she valued in her education. She also was able to articulate those reasons to the schools in her personal statements, hence the list of acceptances. The odds at any one of those schools was less than 20%, and less than 10 % at most. A shut out would not have been out of the question (ask Andi).</p>