Do you have to be an expert on college admissions to be accepted?

<p>Hello,
I am currently a high School Junior and was intriged by this thread. What aexactly do you guys mean as the college admissions as a "game"? I knew that there are certain things a person can do to really shine and catch the colleges eye but I'm not sure what you guys are really getting at. Do you think It's even worth it for me at this late in the game to bother researching about all this?</p>