I remember doing something after school with a bunch of people lead by some college admissions staff. We were given 4 fake students and told to admit one, wait

I remember doing something after school with a bunch of people lead by some college admissions staff. We were given 4 fake students and told to admit one, waitlist one, and reject two. I was a bit shocked at how many people rejected the student I thought was the most meritorious on the argument of "they're not going to accept our offer so we shouldn't reject the other students that might".