I’m Getting Two Masters Degrees

But I didn’t finish high school

Margot Q
Margot Q
Nov 4 · 4 min read

Leaving school at 16 seemed to confirm for most people what a piece of rubbish I was. I started well enough — top 1% of the country for my SAT scores throughout primary school; winning regional speech competitions and having poems published. High school unravelled me. I failed everything, and was the school weirdo. I still am, but my bullies seemed to peak…

Margot Q

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Margot Q

Writer from Aotearoa New Zealand. Studying MA & MEd. Custodian of nearly $100k in student loans. www.margotq.com

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