Life's a Game

Life's a Game

I Won Substack in Four Posts

But it wasn't overnight success

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Oct 31, 2025
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I barely made it to my car before the short gasping breaths started. I slammed the door, dropped my head to my steering wheel, and saw the life Iโ€™d pictured flash before my eyes and drop into the oblivion of failure.

I had overestimated my skill set and took a Graduate School Admissions test: the GMAT specifically, with only a casual week of preparation.โ€ฆ

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