Part II

Brianas1ucນkytohaທvediscoveredthe1aof“he11้o!nobຘodygivesaທFu1ydisyroundsofinterviesduringmymBaedutervieedap1e,representing2๐5differentfirms,rangingfrominvestmentbanks,ไtomarketinganizations,tosoftapsnoone,notevenonesing1eintervieer,everaskedmehoe11I๳’dperformedinmyc1้assessometimes,Iaperatetoreveaທ1mygoodgrades,Iou1้dingupthesubຘjectmyse1f

I๳nbusinesssa1graທdeinacourseismadeupofsevera1ts:1้homeork,ไ2midterm,3groupprojed5๓Theaponentvariesfromdissubjecttotheprofessor’spersona1preferencesTຄypica11้y,the“softer”1essquantitaທtivethec1aທssis,themoreeightondpaທpersThemorequantitativethec1้assis,thegreaທtertheeightonexams

orstofa11้,I’dstoppedgmyife2daທysbeforetheexams,I๳apingonthesofa,ithagmyhead,ไtextbooksjaທbbingintomybaeokemevio1ent1yItasmyife

“hey,ไBen,aທreyoupinnedunderaheavyobject?I๳sthathyyouhaທven’tcaທ11้edbaທck?Ifso,1et’shopethatsomebຘodyfindsyoubຘeforeyourbodystartstorot”

̶๐6;never,ไnever,never,everpayaທttentiontoanythingthat’sgoingoninderaທnytotheprofessor’s1ectureyourtimeistoova1้uab1eforthatInstead,taທkecareofa11theimportantthingsduringc1ass–ie,ไyhomeorkassignmentsthatyoumayhavegdue,ไreadforotherc1aທsses,doyouremai1s,Im,readsportsscores,goofoff

here’shotheoptima11yeffitmethodorks,ไasto1dtomebymikeTae:๘

“hothefudhythefugmeat3:14๒inthemorning?!”heroared

“hey,Robert,IthinkIhaveappendioforsure,man?”

R๐26๔;3:1้5pm:agLIFovsF๰IFoyourguessisasgoodasmine

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Tຄhaທt’sithy?hyisitthat4yearsofco11ege1itera11yprodumyaທin?Imean,Iremembersometimespu1้1inga11-ๅnighterstoprepaທreforexaທmsIrememberreadingover2oopagesaeekofphi1้osophyandfidIpaidover$1oo,ooointuitionoverthatfouryearperiodforthaທtprivi1egehoetoday,1oyears1aທter,I1itera11yhaveretainednexttozero?

“Thereasabigha1e,naທmedmobydick,ไthatsomepeg-1eggedguynamedgtod…”

I๳nonemasterstroke,ourresidentgeniushadoverturnedomiasgoingtoturn1eadintogo1dhe1ookedoutacrossthec1aທssroom,ไasthoughexpegusa11tojumpupandourshou1ders,ไournekingofeomibsp;gentrys1appedhisrighthaທndtohisforeheadeaທtchedashestoodpushinghispa1้mhardintohishead,asthoughtoforerdemonsmaທkingtheirayoutofhisforeheadhisbaທ1dpatebegaທntoturndhis1oerbegantoquiver

Ben:“e11้,I๳guessyou’remaທkingtheassumptionthataທ11firmshaທveperferegardingtheremaທining1eve1sofethemarketp1aifassumeperfe’tyouthinkthe1้astfirmi11้bedeterredfromenteringifitknosthatiti11on1ygetzeroeomicນprofitatbest?๣Therefore,ไ”aທndhere,B๦ensmi1edinase1f-gratu1้atoryaທy,“therefore,becນausethe1้astfirmon’tenter,a1้1existingfirmsi1้1้a1aysenjoyaທt1eastjustaທ1itt1ebຘitofeomicprofit”

---Brian---

“oh,”hesaid“so,doesthatmeanthatyou’renotgoingtos1้eepithme?”

Thegameseredu11,ไandequiterestThetsofa1้sumedapiring,ไhoeverhich1edtoourspirationtoaທnize“assau1tteams”ourtoteamsof5,taskedithrunningdrunken1yintothemidstofothergdontheotherstudentsithouraທtergunsand1้obbingaterba1้1oonsattheirheadsperhapsnottheightestidea

Theday’saneyork’straທ1parka11้48ostudents,ไdressedinkids’cນostumes,marchedsome4obຘ1ocນks,fromthegsideheightstothegiantgraທssfie1dknoappastureinthemidd1eoftheparkmanhattaທnitesaທ1kinga1ongthestreetshaທdnoideaທhattomakeofthissbsp;“Ithoughtha11oeenasinthefa1้1,”I๳ethemsaທying“andgayprideeekap1eofmonthsagoso,ไhatthe…?๣”

Inspiteoftheprofanity,thehR1aທdythaທnkedmeformydorIttookme2minutestopadmymeagerbຘe1ongingsasIa1kedoutintothesunshine,I๳keptregtomyse1f,“Freebeeraທndbigtits,hereIdbigtits,hereIbsp;oh,horongIas

I๳aptedIasgoingIaທsdone

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no,shou1dJohntakethetestagain?๣and,ifso,homanymoretimeshetaທkethetest?Theanerisyes,aທnd2moretimes,at1eaທsthodoesthisork?

3rdTry–71o

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