do high selective colleges usually deny a whole group of studnets from a school (group = like 5 or more ish?) or would they prefer to at least waitlist one as a courtesy to the school? my school is not a feeder to any prestigious schools, but we have a good # of applications this year. i’ve read admissions confidential (or something) by a ex-Duke adcom, and she wrote that they often give at least 1 person in a school a waitlist as a courtesy. do other colleges do this, or is this somewhat unique to duke?
also, my school has never sent anyone to an ivy except cornell in recent history…would that come into consideration to other ivies or would they say “…who cares?”