Other risk factors: 1  Previous blood clot. 2  Family history of clots. 3  Clotting disorder (inherited or acquired) 4  Obesity. 5  Older age. 6  Cigarette smoking. 7  Varicose veins.
AdmitSee found students whose application essays had a sad tone were more likely to be accepted to Harvard than Stanford. Specifically, essays written by students who were later admitted to Harvard focused on overcoming challenging moments in life.
I think that one way to look at it is to ask yourself if you can think of a situation where a student would be admitted as a Fall 2015 freshman to any of these schools with the exception of Syracuse and not be admitted to Geneseo (assuming needs-blind admission standards), and then consider the reverse.