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It would be wrong to think anyone can simply game the university entrance system by trickery. That is not Jamie's argument here. Intelligence, hard work, and creativity remain the key requirements. But there are strategies, from course selection to choice of part-time jobs, that might increase a person's chances, and Jamie canvasses those in the following pages.

I am a graduate of the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, and had a great education there. It would be remiss of me to not remind ambitious young people that there is more than one pathway to success. Not getting into an elite overseas university might end one dream—but it needs to inspire another. In New Zealand, the worth of a person is not measured by which university they attended, if any. But it's true that what degree you complete, what grades you get, and where you studied will be something employers look at. Some of the global financial firms I worked in would hire graduates only from a select and prestigious group of universities. That didn't always sit well with me as a Kiwi who believes strongly in opportunity. But choosing graduates from selected schools was clearly a guaranteed way of tapping into a hugely impressive pool of highly talented people.