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.
Any middle-class parent stressed about paying for college is going to read that and add Stanford to the application list. Itâs also in high-powered schoolsâ best interest to get the largest applicant pool possible and then accept a minuscule number of studentsâbeing hard to get into burnishes a universityâs prestige.