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To put it in another way, if you genuinely expect to be one of the world's major decision makers, wealthiest, etc., then yes there's close to zero prospects, gi
by MichaelZuo 3y ago
To put it in another way, if you genuinely expect to be one of the world's major decision makers, wealthiest, etc., then yes there's close to zero prospects, given the stated background and age.
But if your expectation is to have a happy life, a nice house in a decent neighbourhood, etc., then there's no reason to listen to them and self-flagellate.
- laidoffamazon 3y agoYeah, but it’s still within the realm of possibility for anyone that got into Penn or Brown or Columbia or Princeton or MIT because they are just inherently better. For the record I doubt I can have a happy life or a house in a decent neighborhood too.
- sixstringtheory 3y ago> I doubt I can have a happy life or a house in a decent neighborhood too This is a pretty common worry for most people. It’s not Harvard’s responsibility to ameliorate it for every one of them.
- pseudalopex 3y agoYour income at 27 exceeds 98% of Americans. A house in a decent neighborhood is within reach easily. A happy life also if you find perspective.
- MichaelZuo 3y ago> Yeah, but it’s still within the realm of possibility for anyone that got into Penn or Brown or Columbia or Princeton or MIT because they are just inherently better. Not really, even the 50th percentile Harvard Law graduate, let alone Ivy league undergrads, has minimal chance of being a big shot in the world. Sure, it's many times more then someone from Iowa State, statistically, but that's idle fantasizing either way. They're a lot closer to any random office worker then supermen destined for the royal road. If, after some reflection, your still worked up about not enjoying a few tenths of a percentage chance instead of a few hundredths or thousandths, then you can always seek solace in religion/meditation/etc.