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

<p>Emory. His SAT's were around the 50% mark for Emory during RD as a non-URM and non-legacy. I personally feel that my letting him know what he needed to do, and the way that information was presented helped a lot. Of course, we discussed the essay, and he wrote the essay, and he did the EC's. I'm just curious if anyone can get into a "decent" school with little or no knowledge of how the game is played.</p>