I have a related story. I was admitted to the CS department in the late 90s before it got super popular and they had to enact stricter admissions requirements.

I have a related story. I was admitted to the CS department in the late 90s before it got super popular and they had to enact stricter admissions requirements. In hindsight I likely wouldn't have made the cut if those standards were applied to me. Fast forward and I've been a successful software engineer for the past 20 years.