assalamoalikum 
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Aspire to be a brain surgeon.
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Go to a prestigious Ivy League University and win enough scholarship money to pay for it.
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Become a Westinghouse, Presidential, and eventually a Rhodes Scholar.
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Apply to and be accepted by 27 colleges.
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Love classical music and detest talking on the phone.
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Marry an Asian-American doctor and have perfect, successful children. (For ah-ma, and ah-ba).
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Love to hear stories about your parents’ childhood…especially the one about walking 20 miles to school without shoes.
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Play the violin or piano on the level of a concert performer.
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Score a perfect 1600 on the SAT.
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Have four hobbies: studying, studying, violin/piano, and studying.