<p>And William Cottrell, ecoterrorist (pulled from Wikipedia):</p>
<p>"According to his mother, who affectionately referred to her son as being socially ■■■■■■■■, and according to other sources, Cottrell had trouble fitting in with his peers during his childhood and adolescence. From a young age, he was fascinated with science, especially math and physics. As a sixth-grader, he submitted a report on quantum mechanics as extra credit. However, the grade he received was an F, for his teacher believed that he had plagiarized the work. This event caused Cottrell to stop excelling in school, and led him to a life as rebel and class troublemaker. However, his love for math and physics never waned, and in high school, he started taking college-level math and physics courses at colleges near home. Despite his poor high school grade point average, he wrote a compelling college application essay. He had written, “I can’t really say that I regret my years of rebellion…If there’s one thing that trouble does, it allows one the freedom to question the standards and purposes of the institution by which one’s status is defined. It has thereby instilled within me a firm resolution to live by my own set of impermeable standards.”</p>
<p>The essay impressed the University of Chicago, resulting in an acceptance for Cottrell as part of its Class of 2002"</p>