How to deal with competitive friends

DadTwoGirls
Fri, 02 Oct 2020 20:32:08 +0000

I am assuming that by “a UC” you are referring to one of the Universities of California (rather than Colorado, Connecticut, or somewhere else). All of the Universities of California are very good universities. Once you arrive on campus, you will be surrounded by professors and students who agree that this is a great choice, and they will be right.

High school students get excited and carried away by the college application process. Do your best to keep it from getting to you.

The fact that your friends are applying to HYPSM does not mean that they will get accepted. Also, if they do get accepted and attend one of these schools, the reality does not always match the “dream” that students have before getting there.

It is quite common for Stanford and Caltech graduates to end up working for University of California graduates, or for MIT graduates to end up working for U.Mass graduates. There are exceptional students at a wide range of universities, including all of the UCs.

Are you in-state for the UCs?