(cache)Matthew McMullen: "I was an alternate for West Point but didn’t get in. Would have graduated in 2002 as a commissioned officer, just in time for the Iraq Invasion. Would rather be strapped with student loan debt for life than the guilt of having had to partake in so much death and suffering."

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Matthew McMullen

‪@mcmullen.bsky.social‬

I was an alternate for West Point but didn’t get in. Would have graduated in 2002 as a commissioned officer, just in time for the Iraq Invasion. Would rather be strapped with student loan debt for life than the guilt of having had to partake in so much death and suffering.

‪Dan Quintana‬ ‪@dsquintana.bsky.social‬

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What's the moment of luck that's had the biggest impact for your academic career? For me, it was how I wouldn't have gotten a PhD fellowship if it wasn't for the 1st-ranked person declining, which meant that I was awarded the fellowship as 2nd-ranked applicant. That was my last shot at a PhD.

December 13, 2024 at 9:05 AM

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