Don’t have a dream school, don’t go into debt for college. Invest from a young age, rather than struggling to pay that debt. But first, get the grades and scores up, don’t get a D. The plums go to kids who produce.
Seriously, ever hear of The Millionaire Next Door or see any lists of where some mighty rich folks went? You’d be surprised they weren’t chasing prestige. Rather, they had ideas and held themselves to standards and goals, worked hard and worked smart.
Late edit, typo