<p>If someone could exhibit only one of these qualities (assume that somehow you could objectively measure all of them with minimal effort), which one would make people DESERVE (in your mind) to go to the most selective colleges?</p>
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<li>How hard they work in high school.</li>
<li>How naturally intelligent they are.</li>
<li>How much they will eventually help society because of their education.</li>
<li>How much of their childhood they're willing to sacrifice to EC's they don't like.</li>
<li>How many actual accomplishments they have (ie starting a business, running a political campaign, or being published somewhere prestigious, not winning some award).</li>
<li>How good of a leader and how charismatic they are.</li>
<li>How high their grades will be and how many leadership positions at ECs they will have at the potential college.</li>
<li>How much total information they will learn in college.</li>
</ul>
<p>No saying that nobody deserves anything, or specifically saying "nobody deserves anything" now that I've told you not to. Just generally avoid trying to be cute and instead answer the question that I'm actually asking.</p>