I went to a top school and my observations in hindsight: 1. brilliant professors and peers were inspirational and encouraged ambitious and creative thinking 2

I went to a top school and my observations in hindsight: 1. brilliant professors and peers were inspirational and encouraged ambitious and creative thinking 2. >90% of education is self-education 3. very little of what I learned in class prepared me for the real world and among my classmates there has been relatively little correlation between academic success and real world success