Pomona vs. UChicago

aberam
Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:36:22 +0000

After all is said and done, I believe the most important thing is your family, friends, and significant other. I gave up Harvard Medical school and went to UCSF Medical School so that I could be with my girlfriend of 4 years 300 instead of 3000 miles away. We have been married now 22 years and our 17 year old son will be attending Harvey Mudd in the fall. Young people who place so much emphasis on school rankings, in which the schools are almost the same… are failing to see what really matters in life. Twenty years from now I hope you look back and ask yourself…“I can’t believe that I was willing to sacrifice a relationship over which college to attend”. Perhaps its a generation gap…but place the “us” above the “me” and you will be a happier person in the end. This is all assuming that the person is worthy of a long term permanent relationship.
Fatherly advice…