<p>Something that stuck with me from my first son’s college matriculation.</p>
<p>The University President said, “Look around you. 90% of you were in the top 10% of your high school class. I guarantee that 90% of you will not be graduating from here in the top 10% of the class.” He reminded the students that they were there to get the best education available, and that a good part of that education would come from being among the best and the brightest and learning from one another…they weren’t in high school playing the numbers game any more, and that they weren’t in direct competition with one another so they could be class valedictorian.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about being “average” because where you are it’s not a bad thing to be. Just enjoy getting the education that comes with being among the best and the brightest…and remember you are contributing to the others’ education as well.</p>