> Got waitlisted as a dual legacy from my university and ultimately settled for a top 35 school. Oh how tragic! Went to a very average school - well below 35

> Got waitlisted as a dual legacy from my university and ultimately settled for a top 35 school. Oh how tragic! Went to a very average school - well below 35 - and a top grad school. Definitely benefited from not going to a top school for undergrad. Some details here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49293077 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49293077 (Been planning for years to write a much more detailed blog post about this. Maybe one day...)