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As someone who came from a fairly normal high school rather than a top high school, I find things get easier as time goes on. The GIRs allow frosh to catch up, which can make freshman year very hard. After that, you’ve learned to work, what you need to do, etc, and sophomore year gets easier. There’s also the ability to choose your own major and focus on what interests you, which does a lot to help things along.</p>