<p>You make it sound like I’m just pulling these conjectures out of the air. Prognostication isn’t the hardest thing ever when you have the relevant information.</p>
<p>For example, I know that running up to my guidance counselor and screaming as loudly as I can will not work, thanks to my capacity for folk psychology.</p>
<p>And more realistically, I know that dropping an IB class will not result in consequences I deem desirable, thanks to my knowledge of my school’s policies.</p>
<p>And other things I know will not work are due to my understanding of and experience with how my school, ROTC, and the people who run these things work.</p>