David Odude - Audiobook Sample: Grit

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My reading from the book, Grit by Angela Duckworth. Duration 42s.

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English

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North American (General)

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Chapter one showing up by the time you set foot on the campus of the United States Military Academy at West Point, you've earned it. The admissions process for West Point is at least as rigorous as for the most selective universities. Top scores on the S. A. T. Or a C. T. And outstanding high school grades are must. But when you apply to Harvard, you don't need to start your application in the 11th grade and you don't need to secure a nomination from a member of Congress, a senator or the vice president of the United States, you don't, for that matter, have to get superlative marks in a fitness assessment that includes running push ups, sit ups and pull ups.