<p>Do you ever wonder whether admissions representatives check out student posts on CC? </p>
<p>For example, I’m thinking that an easily identifiable “Rambo” might not be the most desirable candidate for Swarthmore. Perhaps Caltech might pass on “Ionescu.” Nothing wrong with the name! It suggests the student’s literary awareness . . . and yet someone with a focus on the “solitude and insignificance of human existence,” to quote the Wikipedia entry, might not seem like “yer typical scientist.” In contrast, “fizix” is a great name for a Caltech applicant! (<em>nods to fizix2</em>)</p>