“Originally from NYC, I grew up in Bryan-College Station, and graduated from A&M Consolidated. I took 11 AP courses and graduated Top 5%, alongside basketball and a part-time job. I could ace almost every high school exam, but couldn’t translate that intelligence to the SAT/ACT. Regardless of all the help I received, my score never increased. This “failure” only added to the pressure of college admissions and crushed my hope to pursue a medical career. How would I handle the…