A wall at affluent Newton South High School has become an exhibit of college denial letters, a catharsis for one of the most anxious populations around. The Globe reports that, "With each punch of the stapler, each slam of his fist, [student Kellen Mandehr] won a small measure of payback. And a large measure of liberation." As the annual reports from elite schools of "lowest admissions rate ever!" come out, the wall is an oasis......

At this time of year, all the local colleges are settling in to contemplate who is in and who is out. Kids with stars in their eyes are hoping to go to the school of their choice so they can go on to lucrative careers as doctors, lawyers, and Internet entrepreneurs. An entrance to Harvard might lead to Facebook-esque fame. So no wonder the kids are going all out. Really all out. Recently, Linda Wertheimer......