The truth is, top-tier admissions today is less like applying for a job — and more like a high-speed game of chicken. Colleges want to admit students who are almost certain to say yes. Applicants, ...

Carter Johnstone, a Cal State Fullerton third baseman and younger brother of transfer pick up Logan Johnstone, committed to Vanderbilt on June 24.

By pitting applicants against each other and allowing them to vote others “off the island” via rankings on empathy or ...