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Old Jul 04, 2020, 10:47 PM
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One of my profs told me .....life is unfair so make it unfair to your own advantage....this was at a state school but a big one that opened doors....

She also told me to postpone grad school for a year so i could get research experience and get into an ivy...I listened to the first but not the second, she was right on both counts though.
At the end of the day, it is a relationship world and being someplace solid does kinda increase the chances of interacting with someone who can help you. But talent almost always is discovered in the US. Least, it seems that way usually.
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