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mbperrin

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13. Thank you.

Reply to duffyduff (Reply #12)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 04:13 PM

Dec 2012

Life is a process, and only legacy admissions students get courtesy Cs.

My own parents were 8th grade dropouts, and it was very unlikely that I would ever work in education or earn two degrees, but thanks to real teachers who cared at the university level, I could.

The fact that a record per cent of the population has at least one degree is a reason to celebrate.

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