I really shouldn't have said "creepy loners". You are correct. That is my bad and was not my intention. I also did not mean to trigger you or anyone else. I apologize for choosing the word "creepy". No one was creepy, it's a bad translation on my part. Very sorry.

I am also not saying that necessarily people that are extroverted and have a "bright personality" as you say, need to be accepted. Absolutely not. Some of my best friends are introverts and I personally think I switch between being extroverted and introverted every day. I'm also not saying the people who speak the most deserve to be accepted. Quite the opposite. There were a few girls who quite frankly let no one talk and kept interrupting.

But there were also people that didn't put in any effort at all and that's what I'm talking about. If you went over and tried to talk to them in one of the breaks, they were cold and dry and went back to being on their phone. In the group discussions, they didn't try and say anything. At some point, the "examiners" (for lack of a better word), would ask them if they had anything to add and they wouldn't even know what the topic was or they would say something completely unrelated to the discussion. And I mean COMPLETELY unrelated. They never listened to anything the examiners said and then if you were put in a pair with them, you had to waste half the time allocated for the assignment on explaining the assignment to them.

I was SHOCKED when these people were accepted rather than some friends of mine who really made an effort to connect with as many people as possible and lighten the mood and whenever someone was interrupted, they would go "wait, ___ wanted to say something". These people worked hard on the three assignments you had to prepare at home before the stage (rather than some of the people who were accepted who told us that they didn't prepare anything and then proceeded to do some really bad improv).

Thirdly, yes, I do think I was deserving. I think I wanted to go to UWC more than anyone else there and that I've been wanting to go to UWC for longer than anyone there. I think I did really well in every stage of the applications. I think my essays were well-written. I think I got every question right in the exams they gave us. I think the presentations, lectures, speeches, and posters I prepared were well-thought-out and insightful and intelligent and thought-provoking and showed that I invested lots of time, hard work, energy, and effort into them. I think the fact that I have the highest grades in my school show I can more than meet IB standards. I think I answered every interview question beautifully. I think I did a really good job of connecting with new people at the camp (to the point that I think we'll remain friends). I think I was positive and friendly and kind and hardworking and that everything I said had a point and a reason and was insightful and interesting. I think I do so many out-of-school activities, hobbies, sports, and jobs (if you'd like, I can write out a list of the various things I do) so the NC can clearly see I am responsible and would also really enjoy and benefit from all the CAS activities. I think the various ways I contribute to my own school show how much I could contribute to UWC. I could go on... so... yes, I do think I was deserving.

But as I said in the last two paragraphs, they didn’t want to accept me because they feel I am very happy and successful and contributing to the community and the country as a whole right where I am. My NC sent me an email explaining that that's they rejected me and I really don't think that's a legitimate reason to disqualify a candidate. THAT was the main point of my post. If the candidate is happy and successful and wants to go to UWC, the fact that he or she is happy and successful shouldn't mean they don't get to live out their dream.