<p>At the top undergrad institutions, there’s always that small fish / bigger pond thing to get used to. Some continue to excel; some get used to less; and others can’t take the blow to their egos and get eaten. And the other fish keep getting bigger and the ponds, wider and deeper, poor little fish. Wait until you have to swim with those other fish at a T10 law school, and, the great white sharks at the top Wall Street Law firms. And it goes on from there. Or, you can stay in that comfortable little pond.</p>