Art

In reading the chapter, “The Art of Collecting Light Bulbs” from The Accidental Masterpiece I could not help but wonder if Hugh Francis Hicks would be admitted to the college of his choice based upon his light bulb collection (As you can see I am still focused on college admissions).  Obviously Dr. Hicks went somewhere because he was a dentist, but that not my point.  If applying today, would Hicks be considered more interesting than the kid who was president of the engineers club and caption of the tennis team?  I imagine that if he threw in the story that his mother gave him a light bulb to play with in his crib (child abuse), then yes, I would say that he would be even more interesting.   Admission of course would also depend upon what school he was applying and if they needed experts on light bulbs or not.  
The bottom line is collectors collect. Whether some have emotional issues or because they are enthralled with the objects collected, it doesn’t really matter. They just do it.   Should a person like Hicks be admitted over the kid that collects stamps or doesn’t have a collection at all, that’s for admissions to decide.  As for me, I must admit I have no interest in collecting light bulbs, screws, coins or pens.  I would collect comics, but that is too much of a pricey venture at this point, so I remain that other kids applying to that school who is not particularly odd.  Wish me luck!