“… Step 2: Colleges dispatch officials to monitor students while they sleep to see if they actually dream of going to their school …
… Step 5: Twelfth application received on December 12 is granted admission for that particular candidate and four of their friends …
… Step 13: Soup kitchens go back to being understaffed and patiently hold out until next year’s application cycle.”
Apologies if this has been posted under a different title.
http://www.theonion.com/graphic/how-the-college-admissions-process-works-35625