<p>It is not the way they do it, and it is an inaccurate way of viewing the kids who are there. They just HAPPEN to be #1 or 2, and the drive that made them 1 or 2 also lead many to other extraordinary achievement. They were not selected only or even mostly because they were 1 or 2 --and it is not the most important thing in admissions at Brown, which is why so many top kids are rejected.</p>