Why are we obsessed about college admissions?

<p>Dear PAHreen, WOW- if you can write an essay about basketball analysis as well as you wrote your original post, you are going to do JUST FINE in admissions! There is only one other student I have ever come across who can write as well as you- and that would be my son, who LY had stats very similar to yours, and wrote breathtakingly fabulous essays on an equally obscure subject that he was passionate about-classical piano composers that are virtually unknown outside the academic word of music. His application stood out, because of his unique interest, and that fact that he expressed himself so well. He was accepted at 13 colleges, including 2 IVY's that he applied to just on a whim, never expecting to be admitted. The fact that you have a very unusual way of looking at basketball, and can write so well, give you a HUGE advantage- your essay WILL BE REMEMBERED by the adcom who reads it. Your application will stand out, believe me, so just continue to write, and use that passion in your essays.</p>