&gt; Nothing else matters – not your grades over 12 years of school, nor any hobbies, interests or transformative life experiences.<p>Good. The US habit of putting bullshit criteria in the admission score is just a way to subjectively select the desired candidates regardless of their merit. And there&#x27;s no objective way to grade essays, extracurricular activities, obligatory volunteering, interviews, teacher recommendations, being liked by the admission officers, being in a hip minority, etc.