<p>This is exactly the point. Sure there are some out there who figure out the system and can work around it, but there is a mass of students who don't have a clue. Their schools don't care and more importantly their parents have so many issues that college isn't even on the radar. My wife knows this stuff from talking and interacting with students and their parents. My daughter has started at Harvard this year. She had the benefit of educated parents who now how to play the game and a school system that encourages students to continue on to college. Many inner city students don't have a clue that there is a game. As has been pointed out, you need to know what you don't know to even ask the right questions.</p>