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99% of students run faster and faster on a treadmill going nowhere. The top 1% take a rocket ship. Here’s the difference and why it matters for your student.
Cole attended an elite boarding school, got rejected everywhere, took a gap year, changed only his story, and got into his dream school. Here’s what happened.
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