<p>Blossom- Your response to me at 9:46 AM is one of the best I have read in a while. It tells the story from the recruiters’ perspective with no apology or fudging.</p>
<p>What would your advice be to a strong student from a less than stellar university? Surely he is not banished to the wilderness forever far from the Promised Land, is he? Manzi’s advice is to “work hard to get good grades in a difficult major, and score very well on standardized tests.” Anything else you would add?</p>