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I've been looking at class photos from some schools and I have this growing paranoia that, when all else is near-equal, there's a "beauty pageant" component in the AdCom's decisions; either subconscious bias, or voluntary to maintain the school's appearance.
"I have a 3.98 GPA, 524 MCAT with 132 in V-CARS, ECs totaling 3k hours... And Pittsburgh still reject me!"
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You should remember that there are very specific things that every school (and perhaps even individual Adcom members) will find intriguing enough for an invite, and also enough for a rejection. You didn't fit what they needed at the time. It doesn't help to get too worked up about it - it's kinda like dating 🙂 [eek, I hope I didn't hit a sensitive topic with that one]