<p>I don’t know why I became so cynical about the whole process. All we can do is our best, right? But perhaps it’s the constant self doubt that comes with going to a competitive school, and reading CC threads, that keeps telling me that my GPA will screw me over. I know there are stories of people succeeding against all odds, but I don’t feel like I, personally, will be one of those lucky people. Luck isn’t on my side with most things academic. Not to wallow in self pity, but I don’t know how colleges reject 2400’s and 4.0’s and accept awful scores. How good can a person really be to deserve that, even with great EC’s and stuff? </p>
<p>Pizzicato, what was your story? I’m hoping you were just a normal kid who didn’t cure cancer or go to China and end poverty or something to spark some hope in all of us.</p>