Discuss the validity of this statement.

NotBlue
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:13:17 +0000

&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein#Early_life_and_education%22%5DEinstein"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein#Early_life_and_education:

Einstein applied directly to the Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule (ETH) in Zürich, Switzerland. Lacking the requisite Matura certificate, he took an entrance examination, which he failed, although he got exceptional marks in mathematics and physics.



The college admissions system in general is by no means flawless at recognizing greatness.