Yeah but one of those AOs is the one that told her 2 maybe 3 and one at another school that is 1 required 5 optional said she wanted as many as possible.
So I agree with you that no one wants ten letters. I don’t know why they do that. But the AO told her that she reads them all and wants as many as she has? She is going to take her at her word. But I think it is ridiculous.
Just to make it more muddy. Our flagship that got 60,000 applications last year and she has automatic admission to has a special scholarship for in state students that they say to send LOR to your local AO in support of. My daughter asked “how many?” And they said “as many as you have” I wish they would just say what they want. No one is reading all those letters and it is a waste of everyone’s time.
So I agree with you that it is overkill. But AOs are directly telling her they want them.