Cal's a pretty smart dude (grad student at MIT) with a couple of books under his belt (both about doing well at college). I think this essay isn't a fish for at

Cal's a pretty smart dude (grad student at MIT) with a couple of books under his belt (both about doing well at college). I think this essay isn't a fish for attention; it's his worldview. It's actually not so far divorced from what Paul Graham is saying anyway, since he readily admits that you don't need a good college nor good grades to be successful.