<p>May I direct you to this forthright message?</p>
<p>[Reed</a> College Message essay](<a href=“http://www.reed.edu/apply/news_and_articles/admission_messages.html]Reed”>http://www.reed.edu/apply/news_and_articles/admission_messages.html)</p>
<p>and also this:</p>
<p>[Behind</a> The Scenes: Amherst: NPR Report](<a href=“Behind The Scenes: How Do You Get Into Amherst? : NPR”>Behind The Scenes: How Do You Get Into Amherst? : NPR)</p>