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Being able to sit down for dinner with a college professor is already a huge advantage. Those kids don’t need an additional boost.

Looking back, my dad was a mechanical engineer and it definitely helped me. Especially in math and science. He showed me the math he was doing and as a kid seeing math done at a professional level helped me appreciate what actually mattered. As a result I really cared about those subjects and I did well.



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