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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand many countries have a "this test determines your whole future" culture. That is never going to take root in America. Our culture is not about perfect execution. It is about never quitting.

A 4.0 / 1600 filter is a non-starter. Might work in Germany or China and that is fine for them.

Not going to work here.[/quote]

Yes! That's why colleges love to read about kids in difficult situations. It speaks to the American character.

Just look at all of our superhero stories. Captain America wasn't born strong. He was born weak and built himself to be better.

That kind of thinking is baked into the American ideal [/quote]

Captain America was magically zapped to be stronger. [/quote]

Bruh - don't even dream you can school me on the Captain America backstory. Dude suffered from multiple illnesses. Was an orphan. Tried to enlist and got rejected over and over and over again. Tried changing his name, addresses, the whole nine. He just never quit. Then he got recruited into a test program on a trial basis where he was expected to flunk out. But because he never quit and showed that he was administered the serum.

Then after that things got harder.

Classic American story about coming up from nothing and never giving up.

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