[rawatson]

The author of this article quotes two bits from the speech:

>We have made no mistakes about your admission.

and

>You all deserve to be here!

The first statement is the more important part. Incoming freshmen meet an extremely talented group of people when they arrive on campus. It's easy to be intimidated by what others have accomplished before even getting to college. The point of this speech isn't to comment on the service undertaken by students, but rather to reassure them that they are capable of performing at the level of the peers they're so impressed by.

[abritishguy]

This is what I think I think the author is missing, perhaps a better word than 'deserve' could have been used but the sentiment was right.