Is there any evidence to believe the applicant had an "over-inflated ego"? I don't think there is anything in the review to suggest that and the only piece of

Is there any evidence to believe the applicant had an "over-inflated ego"? I don't think there is anything in the review to suggest that and the only piece of evidence we have is the author's claim that the applicant "sent an application and bragged about their tremendous writing ability" My guess is he/she did not so much "brag", but included the usual snippet everyone does when trying to highlight their skills/sell themselves.