Why would you start a thread with such an inflammatory title, and even worse, why would you choose to start this thread with a title that is much, much, much, much more unlikely and incorrect and defamatory than true?
You are college-aged and should have better judgment than this. You are not five-years-old and taking your ball home so that no one can play with it. You are old enough to know better than to post stuff like this about an amazing and prestigious institution without having absolute proof. Even if you attempt to deny your adult responsibility by posing it as a question, your intentions seem to be that you are accusing them of something terrible that I’m convinced neither the counselors nor the institution as a whole DO NOT DO! There’s no rational reasoning that I can think of that they would ever even consider doing something like that.
What in the world would make you think they would even have to ponder such a thing? They have to turn down so many qualified students, and I’ve seen amazing students on CC waitlisted and denied an acceptance that are more qualified than you. I’m somewhat surprised that with your stats you are apparently assuming that Lehigh, or any of the colleges you names, are safety schools. The students I know that have been given acceptance invitations have greater stats than yours. Plus, you extra curricular activities are objectively weak from what I’ve seen of the pool of students applying to schools in Lehigh’s tier.
Just because you got an acceptance at some of those schools doesn’t mean you’re a slam dunk. Those schools saw something that they liked and/or needed to fill from your application. It’s never a good idea to blame others for not getting something that one didn’t earn. It’s an even worse idea to accuse either people or institutions of improper behavior or actions.
Lastly, why do you think “your type” is ranking up there with the top Ivy League and most selective college applicants?