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βstoryβThose three rejections, within seven days of each other, deeply affected my mental state. On the outside, I maintained a posture of humility and kept reciting how I had low expectations. However, my mind screamed with optimism. Around that time a year earlier, in 2016, I had obtained all the three scholarships I had applied to for the summer. That made me complacent, and arrogant. I assumed I had a good shot with all these universities. That week changed it all, and reset my expectations.