[Stymie]

ROSEN HAD THE GRADES AND BOARDS, THAT WASN'T THE ISSUE HERE, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE DRIVING AT.  I ACCEPT YOUR ANECDOTE AS COMPLETELY PLAUSIBLE BTW.

The issue is that there were probably 30,000 applicants who had the grades and the boards in Rosen's year, and if he were a potential world class violinist rather than a potential world class NFL QB, his chances of being admitted were slim, like all the other top 30,000 applicants in his cohort.

[Stymie]

ROSEN HAD THE GRADES AND BOARDS, THAT WASN'T THE ISSUE HERE, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE DRIVING AT.  I ACCEPT YOUR ANECDOTE AS COMPLETELY PLAUSIBLE BTW.

The issue is that there were probably 30,000 applicants who had the grades and the boards in Rosen's year, and if he were a potential world class violinist rather than a potential world class NFL QB, his chances of being admitted were slim, like all the other top 30,000 applicants in his cohort.