Not quite the same thing, but mrs jj was reading an article recently about a straight a student (from HK) who failed applications for top US universities because their application letters/ interviews were not impressive enough.
Interviewed parent said "he should've taken interview and writing classes earlier"... and then "i will try and suggest amendments to his future application letters"
Journalist agreed and said it shows students need to work harder on predicting interview questions etc. Because that will help them stand out from the crowd... ? ? ?
And there you see the problem.