He also notes: “Weeks after Allen’s blunder, Sidarth finds himself writing an entrance essay for a class at the University of Virginia, where he is a senior. The class is called Campaigns and Elections, and it has about four applicants for every spot. ‘I get all these large, elaborate essays about the meaning of politics and why they are going to be president,’ says Larry Sabato, the professor. Sidarth writes only three words. ‘I am macaca.’ Sabato lets him in. ‘When you have the right stuff, you don’t need to brag,’ the teacher explains. ‘A simple declarative sentence will do.’