WSJ: How Not to Get Into College

<p>I only applied to 5 schools, University of Wisconsin - Madison, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, University of Texas - Austin, University of Missouri - Columbia, and Northwestern, and didn’t get rejected by a single one.</p>

<p>My “freedom” essays (so disregarding the “why did you want to apply here” and that type), I wrote about various topics. In one essay, I wrote about the process of deciding how to vote for a presidential candidate, and gave background on my influencing forces, and then a breakdown of what I liked/disliked about the presidential candidates, and the process that went into deciding who to vote for (Debates, speeches, etc.). For my other two essays, one I wrote about my basketball card collection, and the other how Yi Jianlian would be trouble for the NBA.</p>