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This is very very true. I have a lot more respect for someone who studied a lot for something than someone who got the same score by not studying at all. Honestly, if you know that you know “nothing about rotational mechanics” but still didn’t study at all, all it indicates is that you didn’t care very much about the subject matter. Now, you don’t have to love physics to go to Caltech, but if you want to be a physics major, you better love physics or you’re going to be a very miserable person.</p>
<p>EDIT: I’m not the first Techer seconding this post. Prefrosh: listen to its words of wisdom!</p>