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<li><p>That scene in Mean Girls when the kids in the cafeteria turn into raging jungle animals.</p></li>
<li><p>American Idol. Pure talent no longer gets you in. You also need an incredible idiosyncratic ability and/or connections and/or a sob story. Any of the above can also make up for a lack of talent.</p></li>
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<p>OK! Now can anyone else come up with other similes for the college process or anything it involves? I just thought of these and thought they were funny. Or you can just agree/disagree with mine.</p>