Comment by dpapathanasiou

But if you stoop to their level and say "Oh, look how smart I am, of course I'm going to succeed," you're just engaging in self-justification yourself. And that's a dangerous mental attitude to get into

Very well said.

Remember, whatever disappointments you have, don't come off sounding like this guy (someone who did well in school, but couldn't get hired at the firm he wanted): http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=445136&mc=...