This post is not meant to shame anyone or discourage transparency for the admissions process.

That said, I've noticed within myself since receiving an A to a school I am very likely to attend, that I am reluctant to withdraw my applications/reject interviews from schools i haven't heard back from because I'm eager to know the 'end-result' or or (as frivolous as it sounds) have a more compelling sankey or gain self-confidence or validation from having x number of As or an A from a prestigious institution.

I think this is largely because during the whole application cycle it became so normalized to see people with a whole bunch of applications and acceptances. Looking back, I think given the strength of my application, I would have been better off trusting my advisors/mentors who said apply to like 16 schools but I ended up applying to 27 (and burning a whole bunch of money), in part because I was kinda fed the narrative that you absolutely have to apply to a whole bunch of schools in order to get an A (I know that depending on individual circumstances it might necessary to apply to more schools).

I don't know maybe its just me being selfish, but I do think that having so much access to what other applicants are doing might be encouraging negative behaviors.