<p>invictus, I appreciate your admiration. I hope you get in as well. It's pretty amusing; half of the kids who saw my auction found it hysterical, half found it utterly disturbing, and none of them can view me in the same way again. Now if only there were forums that were dedicated to rich people with money to burn on prospective college students, I might have more bids. PierreMarie, Japan sounds sweet, but is that technically a gap year, or are you just going on an exchange for your first two semesters?</p>