"Many high school seniors chart a different route to success.
… When it comes to college rejection stories, few people can top Chris Stewart. Ahead of his high school graduation with a stellar academic record in 2012, he applied to six schools, from the rarefied University of Pennsylvania to the fallback Clemson University, which has about a 50 percent acceptance rate.
But he didn’t get in anywhere. Stunned and deflated, he grudgingly enrolled in his hometown University of Texas at San Antonio.
While there, he got involved in politics. He volunteered to work on several campaigns, and when he graduated, a job was waiting for him at City Hall." …
http://www.startribune.com/rejected-by-your-dream-college-it-may-be-blessing-in-disguise/508267232/