MC was a loser
before he met Zoey and she helped him change, pulled him out of the bottom.
Here is what MC writes about itself in the BIOS:
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This is at the start of the game. That is, he was already doing well, except for a little shyness with girls. He is no longer a loser, but rather an ordinary guy. So this disproves the claim that MC was a loser when he studied with Zoey.
She helped create the foundation for a normal person, and what he will be in college is already up to the player. (videogames logic started)