<p>I think this essay by Malcolm Gladwell </p>
<p>[gladwell</a> dot com - getting in](<a href=“http://www.gladwell.com/2005/2005_10_10_a_admissions.html]gladwell”>http://www.gladwell.com/2005/2005_10_10_a_admissions.html) </p>
<p>has already been mentioned in this thread. It is relevant to the issues discussed here, as is the book that Gladwell reviewed in his essay.</p>