She barely spoke any English when she came to America three years ago. My niece supposed to finish her degree in one of best university in China, and then her parents can help her find a decent government job. But she did not like china education system, she willingly took the risk to go to a community college in US, and transfer to university later. At the time her parents refused her request, but she told her parents that she had researched about the admissions of community colleges, like if students can maintain certain GPA. They still have opportunities to attend some top UC universities, during two years in a community college; students will have some time to figure out what major they would like to study when they transfer to university. Not like college students in China are not allowed to change major. She told her mother that she believed in merit, how much effort people put in equal to progress they receive. Her parents were touched by her persistence, determination, and encouragement; they decided to send her to America for further study. Three year later, she did make her parents proud of her; she successfully transferred to UC LA, and studied the major that she liked. Through my niece’s story, people can see any hard work will shorten the distance to success; definitely merit is the path to success.
Moreover, unsuccessful people view success and merit is only