Professor Goldstein says my research methodology is fundamentally flawed and I have three weeks to completely restructure everything or I might not graduate. Looking at my sister’s genuine distress, I felt conflicting emotions. Part of me, the hurt, resentful part, thought this was karmic justice for years of preferential treatment….
But another part recognized this moment as an opportunity to rise above the pain of our past. Come in, I said stepping aside, let’s take a look. That night became the first of many study sessions.
Through helping Lily, I discovered that my years of self-directed learning and rigorous time management had given me skills my sister never developed. My research experience with Professor Bennett proved invaluable as I guided Lily through proper academic methodology. As we worked together, something unexpected happened.
We began to talk, really talk, for perhaps the first time in our lives. How? Do you do it all? Lily asked one night as we took a break. Your business, perfect grades, research position, I can barely manage my coursework with nothing else on my plate.