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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH worked in admin at a mid-level university for years. They focused on accepting students who were likely to enroll. Applicants with stats beyond the typical profile were unlikely to be admitted unless there was strong demonstrated interest in a specific program or aspect of the school. Yes, they tracked visits , emails and phone calls. A high stat applicant needed to be very engaged to be accepted. If you just fired off a safety application the school sees that for what it is. Everyone has enrollment to manage.

The top tier colleges are a different ballgame.[/quote]
Glad to see someone admit to this.

It's crazy to me that this is a thing.  My kid had high stats, somehow at Case Western they messed up their database so he had two accounts which I am pretty sure messed up the tracking of his interest.  We all know this process is not "fair" but penalizing kids for being "too qualified" is a real low for me. [/quote]

They are not "penalizing kids".  The entire point of the admission game from the University's perspective is to get Y students to matriculate in August.  Offering admission to "too qualified kids" who don't seem highly interested and who will most likely attend somewhere else is part of the process.  Their goal is to get students who will actually attend.  That is NOT penalizing your kid.  If your kid truly wants to attend there, rather than just saying "I got in" they would do ED1 or ED2, or switch when asked by admissions and given a FA/merit review
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