Hello - Not to give up

Hi, I just joined WSO and after getting into long discussions about strategies to get into target schools thought I'd stop by and introduce myself.

I was an irresponsible kid and lousy student in college and have paid for it with a string of fairly dead end jobs. Nearly a decade later I worked hard and finally got accepted to a MS in computer science degree program at a target school. I encourage anyone who did badly in college not to give up. There are many ways to reach your goals.

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Great man...all the best with your life...while you are at it hope you found your calling in comp science and you get to do awesome stuff...so awesome that you dont have to sell your soul later and go to IB...

"A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it." ~George Moore
 

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