<p>...would you do it?</p>
<p>Perhaps. But if that means living for an eternity with my shoulders down stuck in ice, I might pass.</p>
<p>no I wouldn't do it...not worth a lifetime of hell for only four years. What do you mean by "selling your soul?"</p>
<p>I was just kidding. xP </p>
<p>But sometimes when I get really stressed over the selective college admissions process, I wonder if it is really worth it? Is the opportunity of going to one of the world's best colleges worth the agonizing pressure? </p>
<p>Costs outweigh benefits, or vice versa?</p>
<p>There was this guy at my school who applied to UPENN ED round and got accepted. No one from my school gets accepted to top schools, let alone ivies, except for a top student every couple of years. He lied on all his ECs, cheated his way in school, etc. and got accepted. Lol, no one likes him anymore but he literally "sold his soul." I don't think he'll be happy at UPENN anyway considering he won't fit in. I more pity him than despise his actions. So, anyway, though college is really stressful and I myself want to embellish, I won't and I don't think people should because it won't work out in the end.</p>
<p>Oh I would never advise to cheat and steal your way through life. Dang, I feel sorry for that kid. There is a reason that these schools are selective; they pick applicants who will be able to handle the coursework and that will fit in with the environment.</p>
<p>sounds like a decent plot for a movie, kayheart :)</p>
<p>OHH DANG. I could definetely see it.</p>
<p>The movie would open with a kid studying for his Biology E/M Subject Test, and he keeps forgeting a basic concept. In the background you could see posters of Harvard and a "Veritas" banner on the headboard of this bed. Then the next day he is walking to the testing center, and a shady looking man (the devil, of course) says he has a fool-proof method for acing the SATs. But the kid has to sign a rather lengthy and ambiguous contract. </p>
<p>Golden Globes here I come. ;]</p>
<p>dang, kay.... you are good. </p>
<p>it's the same concept in "the devil's advocate" with keanu and pacino, except it was applied to a corporate lawyer (keanu).</p>
<p>No. I would do anything legal to get into Harvard, though. :P</p>
<p>Hey, there aren't any laws against selling your soul to the devil. Thank goodn--um, evil, for that.</p>
<p>yeah i would totally sell my soul--- NOT! lol</p>
<p>but yeah, sometimes i do wonder if its all worth it, and i've come to realize that it truly doesnt matter where you go to college, but that you make the best out of it and work your ass off. Going to a less than top school doesnt mean your IQ's going to immediately drop. If it did, THEN I would sell my soul!</p>
<p>Kay, the frozen underworld allusion from Dante is nicely Harvardian.</p>
<p>what the ****.</p>
<p>Aha you caught that. ;]</p>
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<p>I think it's so aggressive when people CAPITALIZE ALL THE LETTERS IN UPENN! (it's Penn btw... hehhe.)</p>
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<p>Anna: What evidence does "everyone" in your HS have to corroborate this assertion? Did you guys read his application?</p>
<p>he said what he said on his apps to many people, and people do see him cheat in school...when I say "everyone" I mean a group of kids really. He may have lied to us about lying on his apps, which I hope he did. He said "everyone does it." </p>
<p>And sorry, haha I don't know why I capitalize UPENN...it's Penn, yeah.</p>
<p>Can I buy my soul back after graduating? ;)</p>