She wrote us one of the most pathetic, forlorn letters that has ever crossed our detritus-strewn desks here at Car Talk plaza. At the time, she was buried under a pile of textbooks at Mount Holyoke College in western Massachusetts. She was stressed out, homesick, and pretty unhappy. Lea had entered the adult world and didn't like what she saw. The week after we read her letter, she called into the show, and we tried our best to help set her straight.
Bs are plenty good enough.
In fact, a few Fs wouldn't hurt. We suggested she blow off some classes and start enjoying life a little more. After all, this is the same strategy that worked for us at MIT, many centuries ago. We finally got a chance to talk to her again on Car Talk this past weekend. She called in from the University of Washington, where she transferred this semester.