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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you think that getting a base education from K-6th grade was key to your being able to pick it back up when the war was over? I’m curious how elementary kids (say a first grader when the war broke out) fared? What are your thoughts on DL this year? And thanks for this. I listened to a podcast a few years ago from another kid that lived in war torn Bosnia. He is now an Ivey league professor. I can’t remember the podcast though. [/quote]

Yes, I think the education I got prior to the war was excellent. I have cousins who were infants when the war started and they both went to college outside of Bosnia (though they are back working in Bosnia now). I think younger kids had a tougher time because the country was in shambles when the war was over.  [/quote]

Also, I think you were refering to Emir Kamenica.  If anyone is interested in his story, you can listen to it on This American Life.

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/504/how-i-got-into-college

He also talks about reading incessantly and stealing a library book before immigrating to the US. He then translated an essay from the book (basically plagiarized it) and got his teacher's attention.  She helped him transfer from a not great public school in Atlanta to a top notch private school which led him to continue to Harvard and ultimately put him on a track for a Nobel (hopefully). There is a twist in the story and it's really fascinating if you are interested in listening to it.[/quote]

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