I had a half-black friend (which just means he was 100% black by our standards) get admitted to Harvard. The entire time he had this insecurity that he only go

I had a half-black friend (which just means he was 100% black by our standards) get admitted to Harvard. The entire time he had this insecurity that he only got in because he was black and not because he was smart. Sure, the guy wasn't as smart as me in some areas, like he didn't pick up programming as fast, but he was smarter than me across a larger spectrum and definitely seemed more poised to become a leader. It was painful for me to watch him defeat himself over it, he had a bright future for someone who came up from such a difficult background. Definitely, you have to control what you can, and not let the things people say get to your head, I wonder how he came to the conclusions he did.