Dear students πŸ¦ŒπŸ§‘β€πŸŽ“, First 1️⃣ of all, thank you πŸ™ for your πŸ“© comments. We all live 🏒🏠🏭 in a competitive πŸ† society, and the amount πŸ’° of reward πŸŽ‰ we receive 🎁 is primarily determined by βš’ the amount of contribution πŸ“ we make to πŸŒ† society. We can πŸ‘Ž hardly make any β˜‘οΈ significant contribution without ❌ sufficient πŸ’‘ skills. I πŸ‘€ moved to the πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ from πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡ΌChinaπŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ό three 3️⃣ months ago πŸŒ™ for a Ph.D. here at 🀟 UT Austin 🀟. America is the 🏦🏦🏦🏦 wealthiest country in 🌎 the world. Most of you πŸ‘ˆ have lived in the U.S. a lot longer πŸ“ than me, and are very used to the πŸŒοΈβ€β™€οΈπŸ›©πŸ° luxury lifestyle here. I am not 🚷 American, but I also want to lead a πŸ’΄πŸ’΄πŸ’΄ luxury lifestyle πŸ‰. Presumably, you as Americans also want to πŸ” continue your way of πŸš— life. Unfortunately, resources 🌑 in this world 🌐 are limited πŸ›‘ and cannot afford πŸ“› every human being πŸ‘€ to be this rich πŸ’Έ. The competitive nature of this world πŸ₯‡ determines that πŸ₯ˆ you have to be more πŸ₯‰ competitive than us to πŸ… defend against πŸ›‘ us. When I was attending college πŸ‘¨β€πŸ« in China, I usually take around πŸ”ŸtenπŸ”Ÿ courses every semester. I spent πŸ₯± an average of 12+ hours πŸ•“πŸ•£πŸ•š every day on my studies πŸ“š, including holidays β˜ƒοΈ and semester breaks. The workload 🧰 I had was a lot higher ⬆️ than what you described in this πŸ’¬ post, and the difficulty ☠️ of the courses I took πŸ—„ was also more significant. I am not πŸ€” saying that you should do exactly πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ what I did. However, you should be aware 😦 that people like me πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ are going to be your future 🏭 competitors. Many of you πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ mentioned the large number 🚼 of students who believe πŸŒ€ this assignment is too hard βŒ›οΈ and who would like to give up πŸ“΄ . Again, in a competitive πŸŽ— environment, only a few people πŸ™‹ can stand out. The nature 🌊 of our world is cruel πŸ”«, no matter how people try to πŸ’― embellish it or how advanced πŸŒ‰ civilization is. I wish you all πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ the best. πŸ‘¨β€πŸ« Your TA