I’m having an increasingly hard time believing that this series of threads is for real.
But on the off chance it is…
There are many things that can hold a person back in life. In your case, there are several that I’d be far more concerned about than any prestige gradient between UW-Madison and UMich et. al.
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Critical thinking ability. A student who can get into this level of school ought to be able to evaluate arguments and sources of information, and shouldn’t need us to explain that there is no authoritative arbiter of which universities are “public ivies” and that indeed, that is an arbitrary and meaningless label that somebody made up. (Also, “only 20% of UW Madison grads successfully landed a job outside Wisconsin”…? Even if we presume that LinkedIn data is complete - and how could it be? - you’re assuming that 100% wanted to leave Wisconsin?)
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Negativity and distorted thinking. You are literally manufacturing things to go into an emotional spiral about instead of getting on with the opportunities in front of you. All this gloom and doom is self-fulfilling prophecy waiting to happen.
and 3. Entitlement. Do you know how many young people would be thrilled to take your place at UW Madison? Yet you persist in dwelling on having been robbed of your rightful place at somewhere “better.”
Look, people aren’t trying to be mean here, but this is ridiculous. I really kind of hope you’re just playing with us.