<p>Going to yale is not dreaming big. It is the illusion of dreaming big. Dreaming big is wanting to cure cancer or write an opera. Being obsessed with going to Yale is seeking security in intellectual approval. I’m not saying Yale is a bad place to go to school. I am saying Yale is a terrible thing to base 4 YEARS OF YOUR LIFE ON. Especially since you might not even go. College is, believe it or not, NOT the most important thing in life. Yeah, it would be awesome to go to Yale or Harvard or wherever, but it does not mean that you are a good person, or that you are a successful person or a fulfilled person.</p>
<p>Saying “she’s allowed to dream big” is exactly the problem.</p>