Anonymous asked,
although good grades is a factor in admissions, it’s not the only one. as long as you have exciting extra curriculars and solid recommendations, there is a chance of being accepted. however, that does not mean that one should just forget about grades; it means that overall one should maintain a high standard. hope i could help (:
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We steal the Declaration of Independence.
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Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called “The Pledge.” The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird or a man. He shows you this object. Perhaps he asks you to inspect it to see if it is indeed real, unaltered, normal. But of course… it probably isn’t. The second act is called “The Turn.” The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. Now you’re looking for the secret… but you won’t find it, because of course you’re not really looking. You don’t really want to know. You want to be fooled. But you wouldn’t clap yet. Because making something disappear isn’t enough; you have to bring it back. That’s why every magic trick has a third act, the hardest part, the part we call “The Prestige.”
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