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<p>I can. Very easily.
- You got in.
- As per the other thread, 99% freshmen return for sophomore year. (As in, 99% do not fail out, and for all we know the other 1% had intervening factors having nothing to do with academics that played a role in their decision not to return for sophomore year.)</p>
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<p>My general recommendations are for you to be as confident in yourself for WHO YOU ARE rather than WHY YOU THINK YOU WERE ADMITTED. Appreciate what you have to offer and realize that nobody can do or be everything, not even the “smartest” person you know. </p>
<p>Interesting and perhaps relevant: one of my close friends has every degree one could envy with every award one could imagine. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out I’m not as smart as he is.</p>
<p>So why are we friends? How is it that we can have a conversation on anything, given he’s likely read more on the topic and thought much more about it than I ever will?</p>
<p>It turns out that behind all the accolades and objective measures of success he’s a human, and a pretty insecure one at that. Our friendship has nothing to do with the accolades or the intelligence as much as it has to do with people who can hang out and drink beer together.</p>