The following is the just-released 2004 US News rankings of schools in the US with the lowest acceptance rates:

1. Curtis Institute of Music (PA) 7%
2. Juilliard School (NY) 8%
3. United States Coast Guard Acad. (CT)* 8%
4. Harvard University (MA) 11%
5. Princeton University (NJ) 11%
6. Columbia University (NY) 12%
7. United States Naval Academy (MD)* 12%
8. College of the Ozarks (MO) 12%
9. Stanford University (CA) 13%
10. Yale University (CT) 13%

Is it humorous, plain funny, sadistic, or insane that the first 2 schools listed in the entire country that include ALL majors and specialties, just happen to be in the field of music performance? Fuck this occupation.

Perhaps an even more interestingly-enigmatic question would be: WHAT THE FUCK IS COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS. and how is it so fucking hard to get into?!! Jeff's explanation:

j m 2 c a l: To be eligible for admission, a person must graduate from an accredited high school. Applicants who are not high school graduates are required to submit passing scores on the General Education Development (GED) Test before admissions may be granted. Specific admission requirements are listed throughout this section by application type. Specific requirements may not apply to adult learners (21 years of age), or the applications may be exempted. (http://www.mvsu.edu/academics.html)
j m 2 c a l: it's probably cause the students that want to attend usually don't meet the minimum requirements
j m 2 c a l: they submit their applications on brown paper bags
j m 2 c a l: and get denied