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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, it is easy to sit back in one's arm chair and talk about the natural brilliance, intelligence, expertise, skill and performance of the "finished" packages like  michael phelps, michael jordan, larry bird, lance armstrong, rafa nadal, kobe bryant, top surgeons and the like completely oblivious to the grinding years of hard work, toil, training, preparation honing a specific craft (as if their arrival was solely, or a large part, related to their immutable DNA).  All these cats work as hard OR HARDER than those preparing for magnet programs in middle or high school, the Ivies and MIT.  What all the fuss about?   The score matters in America (always has); particulaly for those who do not own or have bought the system with their influence.
These things matter in elementary school ("tracking"), medical school admissions, admission to professional societies and the like.  Admitting these realities in no way implies these are mandatory prerequisites for success in this country; but, the score does matter at the end of the day.

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