WHEN I was applying to universities and scholarships, I found myself utterly discouraged. I had compared myself to those who had gotten into top universities around the world.
How could I hope to get into a top university, I had wondered, if I hadn’t volunteered in a shelter overseas, taken seven A-Level subjects, or competed in a sport at the international level?
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