Coping with depression caused by the college selection process...

Moonmaid
Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:27:12 +0000

I worked at an investment bank with a Harvard grad who was the biggest jerk I ever met. He thought his degree meant he was smart. WRONG. He could not spell and wrote like a high school freshman. He was obviously a legacy - someone who took a spot that someone smart like you could have had.

But guess what? I, the lowly SUNY graduate, got promoted, with a big bonus and a corner office, and he got the boot. Ivy isn’t everything in the real world, that’s for sure!

Enjoy your college years. Stop whining about the myth that you can’t be happy without an Ivy League degree. Get straight As and go to an Ivy grad school if you must. But get real - kids your agewith bad grades and limited options who end up soldiering in Iraq are living much worse lives than you.

Be happy for your achievements and don’t look back. Now go get some fresh air and forget about college and drugs. Go for a hike or go see a museum masterpiece or go dancing. Have fun being young and knowing you are headed for great things in life.