<p>...but what sort of unique are we talking about: the "having a lot of brilliant ideas, ambitions or good attributes" type of unique or the "bizarre and interesting" (e.g. weird experiences, unusual hobbies, different culture) type of unique? Is it advisable to sell myself as a very far-sighted and clear-minded kind of applicant rather than just being sincere and telling my story, regardless if they highlight my positive attributes?</p>
<p>For example, in the Princeton Commonapp supplement "how did you spend your last two vacations" question, should I write about a job attachment where I learnt a great deal or the time when I had a blast on my uncle's rice paddy field?</p>
<p>If you're not going to be on Time magazine's 100 most influential people list within twenty years, forget applying.</p>
<p>What if you're not on Time Magazine's 100 most influential people, but you're on Detail's 50 most influential (under 45)? It's more selective, right?</p>
<p>The top ten (credit: azcentral.com)</p>
<ol>
<li>Zac Efron, Shia LaBeouf, and the Disney Kids. Ages: 15 to 27</li>
<li>The Surge - Average Age: 27</li>
<li>Mark Zuckerberg - Founder, Facebook. Age: 23</li>
<li>The Bible Beaters - Age: Born Again Yesterday</li>
<li>The School Shooters - Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. Ages: 18 and 17</li>
<li>The Subprime Sucker - Mortgage Defaulter. Age: 34</li>
<li>The Good Fathers - Kevin Federline and Larry Birkhead. Ages: 29 and 34</li>
<li>Muqtada al-Sadr - Shiite Cleric. Age: 34</li>
<li>The Other F-word - Age: Forever young</li>
<li>Howard Wolfson - Political Consultant for Hillary Clinton. Age: 40 (Last Year's Rank: 47</li>
</ol>
<p>(Good fathers: Kevin Federline and Larry Birkhead?!?)</p>