<p>I had no clue about the "game" associated with college admissions. I did not even discover this site until after I had been accepted. I just filled out applications, wrote essays, requested my counselor to complete his section and asked for teacher recommendations--not knowing about the "game". I attended no workshops nor did I speak with any "experts". I think I did pretty well :). I was accepted to Duke, Brown, Emory and Johns Hopkins with minimal stress in comparison to many CCers. I suppose being naive paid off in my case.</p>