Don't you think that Jack Ma story about 10 Harvard rejections is a bunch of BS?

Jack Ma says that he was rejected 10 times by Harvard. Then he says he was also rejected by KFC and failed in his school and that he wasn't a very bright student. My question: Do you smell BS? lol Because if you were rejected by KFC, failed in middle school, and weren't a bright student, how can you possibly expect to be accepted by a school notorious for low acceptance rates? I also think his net worth is a bit overvalued!

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Obvious troll is obvious.

Just had my trade dispute rejected by Schwab for a loss of 35k. This single issue alone should be a gigantic red flag to anyone who trades on their platform. If they have a system error, and you do not video record your trading (they actually said this), they will not honour their fuck up. Switching everything away from them. Fuck this company.
 

How is this a troll post? This is a genuine question. Harvard rejecting you doesn't mean that you won't be successful. Not sure why Asians are so brand whores!

 

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