This really made me think. I suppose I could have done the same. It just makes me sad when people who have a great life are upset because they compare themsel

This really made me think. I suppose I could have done the same. It just makes me sad when people who have a great life are upset because they compare themselves to the Jones. And while family wealth never explicitly came up, complaining about a new $30k car at age 16 is a close proxy for family wealth. I also wasnt trying to complain about others being wealthy, or talking about it. I didn't feel like I didn't belong, as the article seems to hint at. Perhaps I shouldn't have felt compelled to explain myself. The points I was trying to make were other people assuming everyone is wealthy should be irrelevant to your academic success. People assuming anything about you shouldn't stop you. If that is what causes you to not pursue higher education, then I would say that is on you. Secondly, you aren't always going to be among people who are exactly like you. In fact, I think this is an important part of college. Partly, this was a rant against what I see as lowing the expectations for young adults. Life is hard sometimes, excuses won't help.