Neuroticism about College
Looking for advice.
My whole life I've been expected to go to schools like HYP. Didn't work out and I'm at a school way worse, but still obsessed with the pedigree of elite colleges like I'll feel more valuable if I go to one. What are some steps in getting over this?
Thanks in advance
Retake the SAT, transfer.
You're in IB according to your profile. Who cares at this point?
their prospective meaning they want to but haven't broken in yet...
Channel your frustration / disappointment of not getting into your college of choice into motivation for killing it at the college you're at and landing your dream job
Find meaning in yourself instead of externally. If you chase prestige your whole life you will be very empty when you reach it
Maybe grad school is another option beyond what was already written here. If not, maybe figuring out why you are obsessed with it may help you figure out how you can not be obsessed with it, if that makes sense. Hopefully you will feel better soon either way.
Walk around the campus of one the HYP schools for a day. Most of their 'pedigree' would make the Hapsburgs proud.
Transfer if you want, don't transfer if you don't. Your life man. Just make sure whatever you decide to do is aligned with your goals and values.
Get over it.
I feel like this problem doesn't leave a lot of people. I know a lot of successful hedge fund managers that are insecure about their academic pedigrees despite being quite successful professionally.
MSF/MBA
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