If I can stay valedictorian...

Agent_of_Sense
Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:20:24 +0000

You aren’t guarunteed acceptance; the possibility exists that they may deny you admission.
The reason this possibility is emphasized is because your friends keep repeating to you that a valedictorian would never be rejected and perhaps you are afraid that if you were to be rejected, you will be a failure to everyone.
So just ignore your friends’ comments and think about the possibility of being admitted rather than just rejected.