<p>If the previous applicants all bombed at the college it's possible that the new class could get rejected, but in general I think previous admits makes it more likely not less likely for kids to get accepted. Certainly at our high school there seem to be some Ivy's that like us more than others. If this year's class does worse in the college admissions game than previous ones, I'll chalk it up to the fact that this year's class probably had someone lower SAT scores given that it had no NMS finalists while last year's had six. </p>
<p>As for missing food items - what ever happened to Mauna Loa Mango Mango juice? It was Mathson's favorite drink and then one day it was gone.</p>
<p>The claim that Einstein's grade was poor when he graduated from high school is just a urban legend. For Einstein's high school diploma and discussion, see</p>
<p>Considering that the words "does everything asked of him" and "is a very responsible student" can be the death knell in the admissions game, I think Einstein would very well get into an ivy, especially if his teachers said "self-motivated, thinks outside the box, creative thinker, the brightest student I have ever had." They don't want the parrots in the applications process, then want them to be parrots when they get in.</p>
<p>But that's not the case at all, ejr1. He was hardly popular among his teachers, and his report card from high school is far from impressive. Einstein would be classified as a 'risk student' and I doubt that he'd be accepted to any Ivy.</p>
<p>Why is it that people always like to point out exceptions when talking about generalities? Of course it's perfectly possible to be very brilliant and be one of the most influential people in the world without going to college, but odds are you're not one of them and you'll want the college education to get ahead.</p>
<p>Great thread! So if we cant find reason for acceptances/rejections, we can find long lost favorite foods? Can anyone find Frito Lays "Chesters" butter flavored (not cheddar cheese flavored) popcorn?? I found some new butter flavored "treat" put out by them. Imitation non-popcorn weird stuff. Looked and tasted like.... asbestos.</p>
<p>However, will it keep me from burning up calories?</p>
<p>Yes it will, jym. And thanks for asking. We've heard you, consumers and ....we are now presenting for our diet conscious customers our New and improved butter flavored DIET imitation asbestos popcorn-like weird-stuff treats. You can find them at fine grocery stores nationwide on March 1.</p>
<p>There are a lot of websites that sell "classic candy" - stuff you haven't seen since the sixties - in gift baskets. I think all those butter/asbestos flavored popcorn things would lend themselves to the same concept? And with a website like asbestospopcorn.com, how can you lose?</p>