Can Success Be Achieved Without Attending Elite Universities?

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The discussion critiques the mindset of individuals who fixate on a limited number of prestigious schools, expressing frustration over unrealistic expectations and a lack of effort in their academic pursuits. It highlights the irony of aspiring to elite institutions like MIT while not demonstrating the necessary commitment or performance in school. The conversation emphasizes the importance of aligning aspirations with actual achievements and the potential pitfalls of placing too much value on specific schools without a solid foundation of effort and results.
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I've always been amused by people who set their sites on 3 or 4 schools that they want to go to and claim that they will die if they don't get into one of them. Or the ones who say things like, "I'm way smarter then everyone else, but my grades are not that good and I've never put a lot of effort into school and my dream is to go to MIT".
 

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