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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Indulge me in your admission trend predictions for the next 5 years or so. Will we ever see the well-rounded kid make a comeback over the “spiky” kid? I know that people, including AOs, have come around to how manufactured these spiky narratives can be, and yet, it still seems to be the best way to gain admission. Why does this persist and will we ever see the end of it? Or has the common app put an end to giving an edge to the well rounded applicant forever? [/quote] I am hoping they will eliminate or at least reduce institutional priorities. MC kids constitute the vast majority of the applicants, but only getting the smallest number of acceptances. If this does not change, spiky or well roundedness doesn't matter because it's still MC kids fighting for that very small number of seats. [/quote] Sad but true. The system is designed to keep MC kids out while MC kids are rat racing on spikes or wellroundedness. [/quote]
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