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<p>Wow, you must think your teachers are really shallow and gullible. As a teacher, I find that kind of insulting.</p>
<p>And if people are getting short-tempered with you, the reason is probably that you ask questions, but as soon as people with knowledge and experience answer, you gainsay what they’ve said. If you don’t give serious consideration to the statements made by people who have been interested in the college-admissions process longer than you have, you will open yourself up to sarcasm, if not to outright ridicule.</p>