Read this passage by Mawi Asgedom and answer the question that follows: Hi, my name is Mawi Asgedom. I'm excited to offer this class to you for one simple reason. That's because I believe you are far more intelligent, far smarter than you know. And the reason I believe that is, I lived it in my own life. See, I was born in Ethiopia; in my homeland there was a war so I became a refugee and I had to come to this country when I was seven years old. I didn't know any English when I came. I went to first grade, it was really hard. I didn't know the alphabet, I didn't know what to do in class. I looked around and thought, man, I can't be successful like these other kids. My family had also grown up in poverty, grew up on welfare from first to twelfth grade, my father was legally blind. I thought I couldn't do it. Fast forward to eighth grade, I had a D in my math class; I got Cs in some of my classes. I got kicked off my basketball team, I had a lot of challenging problems, I didn't have a lot of confidence.

Well, in high school something changed. I acquired some study skills, my mindset changed. Guess what guys? I became an A student. I became a top athlete in sports. And in my senior year of high school, something incredible happened, I couldn't have imagined. I got over three hundred thousand dollars worth of scholarships, I got into every college I applied to. I ended up going to Harvard University, the number one university in the United States, some people say the world. When I was at Harvard, I got As while I was there.

What I figured out, what I learned, is that any student, of any background, can be successful, whether you are rich or poor. For those of you that are out there thinking, well Mawi, I'm not that smart, I can't make it, I'm always struggled in school. In this class, I'm going to show you how to achieve and do things you never thought possible in the classroom. You're going to find out you're a lot more intelligent, a lot smarter than you ever knew and I'm going to show you how. For those of you out there who are great students, who say Mawi I've already got this, guess what, I spent four years at Harvard with some of the best students on the planet and I learned a lot of things from my own journey too. I've worked with more than a million students over the last fifteen years and if you are a good student right now, I'm going to make you better. This class will make you better.

Read the following statement: Well, in high school something changed. I acquired some study skills, my mindset changed.

What evidence did Mawi use to support this statement?

He started earning A's, became a top athlete, and was accepted to Harvard.
He believes that any student, from any background, can become successful.
He got a D in math class, C's in other classes, and got kicked off the basketball team.
He was a refugee from Ethiopia, grew up in poverty, and had low self-confidence.