I skipped advanced algebra for practice and nearly landed in suspension, and our drunk of a counselor told me my college prospects were few.

为了去拉拉队练习，我在上高等代数课时逃课，差点没留校察看，有位咨询顾问对我说你要上大学的梦想希望渺茫。

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In an elementary algebra class at the college taught by math instructor Ben McGahee in the summer of 2010, Mr. Loughner was an immediate nuisance and often nonsensical, Mr. McGahee said.

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After my first six weeks in college I was failing miserably in all of the core subjects, including advanced algebra.

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