I'm certain that at the very least that would make a lot of applicants feel better about themselves.
Our valedictorian spent 12 years of her life doing everything she could to be a "Yale candidate." She took classes she didn't like, extracurriculars she didn't like, just to fit to this billing. When she got rejected it was a pretty tragic week for her.
Yeah, life must suck for all the many, many kids whose childhoods are completely erradicated for a remote shot at something that people only consider valuable because people have to dedicate their lives for even a remote shot at it. The icing on the cake is that those who don't dedicate their lives to getting in probably have a better chance of getting in.
Our valedictorian spent 12 years of her life doing everything she could to be a "Yale candidate." She took classes she didn't like, extracurriculars she didn't like, just to fit to this billing. When she got rejected it was a pretty tragic week for her.