<p>You’re right of course, Ben. Nothing frustrates me more than arrogance, though (which is part of why I really liked Caltech, of course; just about everyone is VERY humble–the most brilliant guy I knew, name starts with Po, was probably the MOST humble)… and the whole “I shouldn’t have to do X, Y, or Z that everyone else does because I just can’t be bothered and my high school is too special anyway” attitude really gets under my skin. Like nothing else. I’ll deal with an arrogant prof here or there (I quite liked David Baltimore and I know some people thought he was that), but… high school students?</p>