“Making the adjustment from a poor, urban high school with low aspirations from the body of students there to this academic, ivy-league setting was a major adjustment, especially regarding my performance in class. In high school, I was at the top; at Rochester I had to do a lot of extra work—extra reading, extra assignments, get a tutor. I felt like I was at the bottom of the class and struggling to climb up. I’m still adjusting.”
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