I find it funny how the idea of college is that they are supposed to help establish you as a leader in the free world, to shape your expierences and whatnot with the freedom and opportunities you have, but to get in to a really good school, you are expected to be an established leader during the four years of high school, so that schools want to take you. You work your ass off for four years of your life, only to be overcome with joy or to be drowned in sorrow when those letters come. People fail to realize that those who go to Harvard (example) don't always become the most successful, while those who go to schools without high reputations, can become tremendous influences around the world.