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Which is a sane position. It’s how I got in! :) I knew all I had to do was place in the top 10 and I was golden.

...what if they are in the top 1 percent? Then it’s just not going to matter what else they have on their resume.

I think you missed the entire point of the article: Top schools don't care about your grades.

I mean no offense - I made good grades in school too. And what did it get me? Distracted from those things that make for great success and prominence, that's what.

It's not that I want to be the next president or business tycoon. But that's not what this is all about. (Such accomplishments are important to Harvard, etc. because they have reputations to think about.)

No, it's about the difference between the movers and shakers on the one hand, and grade-chasers and order-takers like us on the other...the difference between those who create industries and those who work for them...the difference between those who shape the world and those who get shaped.

There's a reason Harvard wants them, not us.