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QQuote
ThestoryoftheImpressionistssuggestasecond,parallelproblem.Westriveforthe
bestandattachgreatimportancetogettingintothefinestinstitutionswecan.Butrarely
dowestopandconsiderastheImpressionistdidwhetherthemostprestigiousor
institutionsisalwaysinourbestinterest.Therearemanyexamplesofhis,butfewmore
tellingthanthewaywethinkaboutwheretoattenduniversity.CarolineSacksfrom
DavidandGoliath.pg68.

CComment
Fromthechapter:IfIdgonetotheUniversityofMaryland,IdstillbeinScience,in
DavidandGoliath,CarolineSacksreferencesbacktoahundredandfiftyyearsago
whenbeinganamazingartistinFrancewasrare.Sacksdescribesfamousartistsin
PariswhohadtocompetetohavetheirworkshownintheSalon,themostimportantart
exhibitioninEurope.ArtistswhowanttheirartworktobeatSalonhavetogothrough
severaldifferentjudgesandcanbedeclined/rejectedatanytime.Sackscreatesa
parallelbetweentheartistswantingtheirworktobeshowninSalonandstudents
choosingagotoprestigiouscolleges.

CConnection
IappreciatehowCarolineSackscreatesarealworldexampleofwhatseniorsinhigh
schoolgothrough.Frompersonalexperiencemyparentswantmetogotoabig
campusschoolthatiswellknownbyjustitsnamewhilethosearehardertogetinto.
Graduatingthisyearhascreatedmoreofafearthenexcitementforme.Many
questionsrunthroughmyheadaboutlikingandbeingabletolearninthecollegeI
choosetogoto.Idontwanttomakeadecisionthataffectsmywholeentirelife
negatively.Sacksexplainshowyoucancreateaworldofaccomplishmentforyourself.
Acollegedid/didntacceptyoudoesntmeanthatitwas/wasnttheplaceforyou.

QQuestions
WillIbeabletochoosetherightcollegeforme?WillIbethelittlefishinthebigpondor
thebigfishinthelittlepondofmyown?