<p>Exultationsy, do you live in Quincy? I have a vivid image of this blocking group you mentioned. And they allllll live in Quincy. (PM me. I’m dying to know if these are the same people, because, come on.)</p>
<p>Flyingtomato: I have no damn idea how I got in. I never took an AP or an IB, didn’t get a 2300 SAT or even a 2250 SAT II triplet, had a 3.8 or 3.9 in high school, never went abroad, and didn’t really do all that many things in high school (especially no earth-shaking things that went much beyond my community). I did have a couple of interesting extracurriculars that probably strung me along; I was very committed to the things I did do; and I can write a good essay and do well in an interview. When they say that anything can happen, they’re talking about me. And I’ll be damned if it isn’t the best feeling.</p>