<p>A lovely quote, and one that would be an excellent basis for an essay - a way to show your true self (slightly raw, and not politically correct) and also show your public self (smoothed out into an acceptable representative for the university).</p>
<p>Others on cc must rely upon their “stats,” but you, GregoryHouse, need simply to “nudge” those numbers and get a look. Then your words will please the audience far more than an extra 50 points on a test would. At least, that is how I look at it, but maybe it is just the illusion that satisfies me. Another from your same source: “We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament, and embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy.” I choose to believe that my words had more to do with my acceptances than my numbers, and that, indeed, makes me happy.</p>