On the first day of the new semester, Mortimer Quincy became a sensation. He was all over the Branton University forums for placing first in the Finance department with the highest scores in its history—all perfect.
In a department where over half the students had failed their courses, his results were considered freakishly impressive.
It was an especially crushing blow for the students who had failed with scores below sixty.
Their intelligence felt completely steamrolled.
Holly Winslow's grades were also excellent. She ranked seventh in the Math department, the only girl to make it into the top ten.
The two of them became a bona fide academic power couple.
It's not unusual to be a top student in high school. Anyone who got into Branton University was basically a top student in high school.
