Spiritual Being
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No. You're brother was just a snake.You can do well without studying that hard (see my brother, who did f**k all in years 11 and 12 and got a 92), but anyone who gets first-in-course worked damn hard for it. I would say it's still a surprise to see that you were the best in the state, however if you're first at Ruse in Chem/Physics/Math it wouldn't be utterly shocking. I think in a more subjective kind of subject, especially EX2, it would be really surprising though.