I agree that playing the system is not a good way to approach this. I can only go on what the schools have told me directly, and CTC in particular made a point of highlighting to me that the school I applied to would be irrelevant as BA want the best out of all who apply, not the best out of each individual school. I don't think we're ever gonna find a definitive answer to this so it's probably best to focus on others things. Good luck to all !