<p>"people here are ridiculously brutal, ***. from what i see, you have something unique to bring to the table in terms of life-experiences (i guess you could say that…?) .. give it a shot, and don’t listen to anyone who says you have no chance in hell anywhere like the effing protagonist^. good luck "</p>
<p>Err… being pessimistic isn’t the same as being realistic. His SAT score puts him in like, the bottom 5% of applicants to several of those schools…</p>
<p>Personally, I’m not saying don’t apply… I’m saying you need to work on your tests to have a good shot.</p>