In regards to noble family applications, I find myself denying "generic" applications the quickest. And by this I mean a character pitch that is in no way unique to the house. A mix between three, six and seven, but truly, an applicant should read the family lore throughout and come up with a character concept that wouldn't feel right in any other house.

Skip the "artistic lady in waiting" and the "militaristic male knight" tropes. If you apply for house Typhonus, look into the Calemberg-related combat schools. If you apply for house d'Ortonnaise, avoid Calemberg-related schools like plague. There's so much more possibilities than the niche characters and, as a noble family head I will state this, generic character pitches tend to put me off the most.