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First, I got rejected. As an 18-year-old from a Wisconsin public high school, I was a “big fish” in a “small pond.” I had taken 2 years worth of college courses in math, had competed in math co…   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [How did you get into Harvard?]( Jack Huizenga, Harvard Grad Student • [Answered November 20, 2017]( [First, I got rejected. As an 18-year-old from a Wisconsin public high school, I was a “big fish” in a “small pond.” I had taken 2 years worth of college courses in math, had... Read more » [Upvote] 2.2K [Comment] 32](   [Will a smoker’s lungs clean themselves if they quit smoking and how long does it take?]( Alessandro Machi, former Home Health Care Provider for a Parent. at State of California, In-Home S... • [Answered August 4]( [i will share my Father’s life story. Dad started smoking at age 17 in Italy. At Age 47 in the U.S., Dad woke up one night unable to breath. He had to rush outside to get as... 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Emasculation is a very old practice, and there are techniques to manage it. Typically, a tube would be inserted into the urethra during the healing proc... Read more » [Upvote] 695 [Comment] 79](   [My 12 year old son is crying because I deleted his 5 year old Minecraft world. How do I explain to him that it's just a game?]( Dudeguy Wubwubwub • [Answered November 30, 2023]( [You just deleted nearly half of his life with that one oversight and he's going to remember that. You may not see the value of a blocky game but video games have done a lot... Read more » [Upvote] 1.1K [Comment] 248](   [What are some red flags of each BTS members' personality, if any?]( Louise Blackwood, i am all knowing. • [Answered September 21, 2020]( [I am an ARMY and love the boys alot but there's no doubt they're human and humans tend to have qualities that are viewed as flaws or negatives though they aren't really as ... 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They sell these magnetic things you can put on the bike but I’ve h... Read more » [Upvote] 3.6K [Comment] 306](   [How do I score 1600 on the SAT?]( Hal Fulton, 30+ hours Bible/theology, years of less formal study • [Answered September 7, 2019]( [“Great” is a relative term. A story from my physics prof in college, who went to MIT. At freshman orientation, a speaker asked, “How many of you made a perfect score on your... Read more » [Upvote] 869 [Comment] 35](   [I was accepted by the FBI Academy, but I’m currently in law school. What should I do? Is there a way to do both?]( Mark Tarte, Retired police sergeant, college instructor & veteran. • [Answered May 29, 2023]( [No there is not. You have to decide what you want to do. Investigate federal crimes or practice law. However Riley, if you were accepted to the FBI Academy and are in law s... Read more » [Upvote] 3K [Comment] 175]( [Read more in your feed]( Never miss a story. 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