How did you get in when you're so dumb?

This is just a guess, but if we consider this principal's call for a focus on studying,

I don't know... I've heard it's decided based on academic level and certain traits.

I want to go to Sakuragaoka, but I don't know if I'll pass.

Couldn't be... There's no way he's smart enough to enter To-Oh.

The high school you're attending now... I hear that it's quite average by Japanese academic standards.

Only the elite with both scholastic and athletic ability

What a pity. You and I would make a magnificent pair, if only you had the academic chops for it.

I get it. So you're not entirely without academic skill—

Analyzing his academic strengths before the exam...

When faced with against my abilities, physical strength, knowledge, and even the law are powerless!