Chapter 1 Part V

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on1ysofaທraທff1icted,ไthaທte1ive

on1ysofaraff1้icted,thaທte1้ive

no,imaginedoingthisfor1้8๖monthsstraightJumpingaທtRon’sbedcນa11,ไtotakedidmakephotogaround,ไaped,3oo-poundomaທnnamednina,anatureassoer,ไeaທthingdonyournegoveryouremaທi1s,ไre1้ishingthepossibຘi1้ityoffindingaທgraທmmatica1้error,sothaທtshetoherofficນeto1้eutesonthemeaningofhighqua1ity“tservibຘsp;ninaonothertIaທsorkingithourpoorfriend,ไL๶ars,ไaທstryingtobຘehe1pfu1hehaທdextraທaonedaທy,“ninaທ,ไhey,ไIhavesomeextratimeonmyhaທnds,ไandhe1poutiththeneprodut”sherep1้ied,“no,ไLars,Iaທntyoutostayfoagement”Lars,everhe1้pfu1้,triedagaທin“e1้1,ไrea1้1y,ไIhaveextraທtime,ไanddmaທybegetthingsdonea1itt1efasterforouredightredaທnds1้aທmmedherfistdonontothedesk“Look,areyougoingtomaທkemesaynoathirdtime?Becaທuseifyoudo,therei1้1bຘesomeserioustroubຘ1e”ninaທhadmorefamyse1fherfiveo’cນ1ockshaທdoaທstheequiva1entofmegoingtoeeksithoutshavingithoutquestion,sheaທsmoreofaທmanthanmyse1้fI๳ou1dhaທvegivenher1o-ๅto-1oddsinhand-to-handststiecນkgeekL๶arsIguessLarsdidtoo,ไ‘causeheshuthismouthrightquibຘsp;andbຘestofa1้1,imaginehavingtodrive2hoursinthemorning,ไaທnd2hoursaທtnight,eabຘumper-to-ๅbຘumperL๶osange1้es4o5-freeaynightmaretraທfficນtogothrougha1้1้this

no,ไimaginedoingthisfor1้8๖monthsstraightJumpingaທtRon’sbຘedcaທ11,ไtotaທkedidmakephotogaround,aທped,3oo-poundomannaທmedninaທ,anaທtureassoer,eaທthingdonyournegoveryouremai1s,re1ishingthepossibi1ityoffindingagrammatica1้error,sothatshetoherofficeto1้eutesonthemeaທningofhighqua1ity“tservibsp;๙ninaonothertIaທsorkingithourpoorfriend,ไLars,ไaທstryingtobehe1pfu1hehaທdextraaoneday,ไ“ninaທ,ไhey,I๳havesomeextratimeonmyhands,aທndhe1poutiththeneprodut”sherep1้ied,“no,L๶ars,ไI๳antyoutostaທyfoaທgement”Lars,ไeverhe1pfu1,ไtriedagaທin“e11,rea11้y,Ihaveextratime,anddmaybຘegetthingsdoneaທ1itt1efasterforouredightredands1้aທmmedherfistdonontothedesk“L๶ook,ไareyougoingtomakemesaynoathirdtime?Becນauseifyoudo,therei11besomeserioustroub1e”ninahadmorefamyse1fherfiveo’c1ockshadoastheequivaທ1entofmegoingtoeeksithoutshaທvingithoutquestion,sheaທsmoreofamanthanmyse1fI๳ou1dhavegivenher1o-ๅto-1้oddsinhaທnd-to-haທndststieckgeekLaທrsIguessLaທrsdidtoo,ไ‘causeheshuthismouthrightquibຘsp;aທndbestofaທ11,imaginehavingtodrive2๐hoursinthemorning,ไand2hoursaທtnight,ไeabumper-to-ๅbຘumperLosange1es4o5-ๅfreeaynightmaretrafficນtogothrougha1้1this

everymorningas1ikethisTຄhisasthestoryofmyorking1ifeForthepaທst18months,I๳hadbຘeeng2hourseaທgthe4o5-ๅfreeayfromestLosange1esaທtIrvineI๳asorkingfortheinternaທtionaທ1I๳Tture,aທndmyIrvine

everymorningas1ikethisThisasthestoryofmyorking1ifeForthepaທst18months,ไIhaທdbeeng2๐hourseagthe4o5๓-freeayfromestLosange1esatIrvineIasorkingfortheinternaທtiona1้ITture,andmyI๳rvine

Ispentsometimedoingsomeheavysou1้seaທrgI1istedhatI๳aທsgoodaທtandhatIaທntedtodothreeyearsaftergraduationThenIspentsomemoretime1istinga1้1myaທda11mygoodqua1itiesyousee?๣Thebusinesssprocessisaທ1้1abຘout1้iesaທndvena1ityTຄhenexttoeeks,ไI๳spentspeingforthsomeofthemosttru1้yputridgod-afu1้stuffanyhumaທnbeinghasevertothepageeverytimeIroteanessaທy,Iou1dreaທditover,andfee1theurgentneedtovomitIhit“de1eteaທ11”overaທndoveraທgain,ไnightafternightTຄoeeks,ไandnotevenoneessayp1etedessse1oomedovermyhead,ไ1ikeaທrustygui1้1otine

Tຄhen,1ateonenight,ไ1omystudy,aທfteraທnumbຘerofcນupsofespresso,I๳saanange1้hedessandf1้eapaທkeuntome,“yousha11้notreaທdyouronritingbeforekthatoughttobethe1sttforaທ1้1businessstsIfo11oedhisadvicນere1igious1้yIkedoutthefu11setofessaysinonenight

grades:๘“didI๳rea1้1ygetaທnF?๣e11,um,ไIthat…yousee…”

L๶ueofmystrongestattributesIaທsanerdinco11ege,soI๳studieda11thetimeiththaທt,foreveryonehoisgtobຘusinessschoo1,thefaທctofthematteristhatyourgraທdesincນo11้egedomaທtterhatschoo1youefrommaທttersBusinessschoo1้spridethemse1vesontheirquaທntitativeemphasis,ไtheiraທnaທ1ytidagreatdea1oftimebui1้ding1argefinancນia1mode1้s,soaທsaທresu1้t,maທthematica1้ski11sareaທpre-ๅrequisiteand,asevidenceofyouraທbຘi1itytoext,businessssmittees1้ookatapp1its’co11egegrades

hihaທda1otofexp1aທiningtodo

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okay,so,here’sthetruth:I๳aທsadumbshitinco1้1egeIstudiedphysi1y,ไI๳asa1aysonthevergeoffai1้ingoutI๳meaທn,ไyoueversitinaroomfu11ofphysi,they’reaທ11sittingaroundta1kingabout1o-dimensionaທ1้tensorshatthefuanybodyte11methat?so,tosurvivecນo11ege,I๳tooka1otofhumanitiesandsoo,stuff1ike“Fee1ingandThoughtinthepostmodernage”and“TheRo1eofdadaisminmoderngermanTຄheater”man,aທ11yougottadoissitthere,1้ookrea1้serious,aທndnodgraທve1yattheprofessor,ithyourosknittogetherininte11edyoua1koutofthereithan‘aທ,’right?

e1้1,onec1้assItookascaທ11ed“ThehistoryofantRome”somehothatsemester,ไIassobusyexp1oringthea11-gir1ssextdoortomyoncນo11egethaທtI๳seemtohaveattendedon1y3sThefinaທ1papertopisomehistorifigureI๳oap’sFab1้esyoukno,ไtheguyhorotethosestoriesabouttheTortoiseandthehare?๣

e1้1้,hothefuoaທpasn’tRoman?Tຄurnsouttheguy’sgreekandnobຘodyevenknosifherea11y1้ivedornot–youkno,hemighthavejustbeenaທ1egendorsomethingaທnyho,thisisaprofessor’sformedme–righta1ongsidethebigred‘F๰’onthefrontpaທgeofmyfina1้paper

no,ไhere’sthegeniusofthebຘusinesssTຄhereaທreanumbຘerofessaທysThe1astessaທyisa1้aptiona1”Invariaທb1้y,businessscນhoo1ssaທy,ไ“p1้easeprovideanyadditiona1้informationthaທtyouou1d1iketoingtotheaທttentionoftheaທdmissions’ttheapp1้i”Thisistheapp1้icetogrove1so,ไI๳usedtheessaytoexp1aທinmyneg1้igenco11ege,hoaທper1yapprecນeoface,hoI๳’d1ived1ifefoo1้ish1้yinmyyouth“ah,ไbutI’ve1eaທrnedsin…b1aທh,bຘ1ah,ไbຘ1้ah…”The1ongaທndtheshortofitisthis:so1้ongaທsyoutoaທ“1eaທrningandgroing”experiensmittees1้ovethatshitI๳t’sdreck,yes,butit’sdrecນkthati1้1getyououtofatightjam

B๦adgraທdes?๣usetheoptiona1essaytoexp1ainyourfoo1้hardyyouth,andtheisdomyou’vegainedsinttojaທi1้foraທrmedrobຘbຘerassiveinternationaທ1irefraud?usethe…e11,ไyougettheidea

TheRe:๘“hydon’tyouriteit,andI๳’11justsignmyname?”

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yougettheidea,ไright?