<p>The man who bagged my groceries for ten years was a Harvard grad. I found this out when I read his obituary after he committed suicide. Where he went to school was hardly the primary driving factor in his life.</p>
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<p>It may have been, in a negative sense. Harvard graduates whose career is bagging groceries are probably less happy than high school dropouts doing the same thing, since happiness depends on reality relative to expectations.</p>
<p>The grocery bagger was in his 50’s so his Harvard graduation was a long time ago for him. I seriously doubt that Harvard had much to do with who he became, what he did or did not accomplish in life, and his mental health.</p>
<p>How many graduate from Harvard in a given year? How many become reknowned for anything other than people saying, “He went to Harvard.”?</p>