This is a reaction to the “insanity” of college admissions.

The Los Angeles Times reports.

Forget college applications. It’s time for college lotteries

To the editor: Like author Ben Orlin, I checked the “no” box on a request to continue interviewing candidates for admission as Yale freshmen. (“Why I won’t reenlist as a Yale alumni interviewer,” Opinion, Oct. 11) And as a longtime high school teacher, I perhaps feel more strongly about the “insanity” of the college admissions process than he does.

I found that I spent most of my time — especially after the rejection letters came out — explaining to students why they would be perfectly happy and perhaps better off at places that may not have the “name” but may very well offer a better education.

In 18 years of interviewing, two of my interviewees were admitted.