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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think part of the issue is the "arms race" is actually perpetuated by everyone except the admissions people. They're going to pick the best of the people who apply. When people try to one-up each other with more APs, more awards, more research, and so on, we can't be surprised when admissions gets ridiculously hard. I like the point about taking an interviewer's word as reliable. They're performing a small service for their alma mater and probably don't know the ins and outs of how the sausage is made. In my experience, UVA was more forthright about how competitive they are than a lot of the other schools. I watch the instagram videos too and my read was that they were not happy how crazy it's gotten. I swear there was one video where Dean J looked totally beaten down over it.[/quote] Well, yea. If you look at her admissions blog you’ll see she’s inundated by helicopter parents. That would drive me nuts too. [/quote]
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