okay okay everyone knows that you can spell words backward in one second

you memorized the periodic table at age 5

you figured out the next two digits to pi at age 9

but the question is

do you need those for your future career or your parents--or you yourself--just want to show off

that's why the lyrics "whoever thought you were better / at turning a screw than me? / i'd do it for my life" are my favorite in the entirety of mechanix

--  sincerely, a freshman who needs to be constantly reminded that she doesn't have to be a superfast mathematical machine, and as a result is super salty about it and in turn decides to write a letter

p.s. the director's list is only a measure of how much you've learned in the past quarter