Sidenote, I ended up at a state school with in-state tuition but I didn't get into any top schools. Most of the studies that compare college rank to life outcom

Sidenote, I ended up at a state school with in-state tuition but I didn't get into any top schools. Most of the studies that compare college rank to life outcomes track individuals that got accepted to elite schools but didn't go (like this subthread supports). What does this say about people like me? Am I on a lower track for life now? *Feels like people like me are underrepresented in conversations like this!