"Smartness" of fellow students and whether it matters

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very few, if any, students are faced with the choices of either Frostburg or Harvard. If you are on the edge of admission for Harvard, you’re likely going to get a massive scholarship to a good flagship.

Unless you are a kid for whom a large state scoop is a poor choice. I know lots of kids who didn’t apply to any huge schools.

Okay, but they're just as likely to get serious money from SLACs like Gettysburg or Kenyon.