Yikes: "Penn Only Bothers to Consider 1 of 7 College Essays Submitted by Applicants"

<p>I should be more careful in throwing general percentages around. Obviously, this must vary from school to school. </p>

<p>For instance, I do not doubt that the readers at Chicago believe that 100 percent of the uber-intellectual essays submitted are worth reading. Of course, there will always be a person who, based on the hand-picked selection of an essay by Nondorf, would think that the percentage is closer to … zero, if that essay was supposed to be a great one in the genre that makes Chicago swoon! Me, in that case! :)</p>