<p>"Were you statistically more likely to do poorly? "</p>
<p>But that is what matters. If the mean is to do poorly, then chances are that I would end up doing poorly. It doesn’t make sense to talk about outlying data points. Especially since they rarely occur. When I said “out of my control”, I meant that it would have been extremely improbable for me to become academically eligible. Do you honestly expect a immature 15 yearold to all of the sudden say, " I know what, I want to go to Harvard and be a doctor."? People need role models to look up to.</p>