The following article was authored by Emma Perley and Leonardo Briceno. Briceno is a former admissions officer at Patrick Henry College where he reviewed and met hundreds of college applicants.

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When Grace Roberts leaves a voicemail in admissions, she always starts her messages with the same turn of phrase.

Cole Reynolds is from Houston Texas and proud of it. He doesn’t wear a cowboy hat or walk around in leather boots. He doesn’t speak with a southern drawl or listen exclusively to country music....