<p>At least you can acknowledge it. Perhaps once you find your place in the world you won't rely on such external indicators to reflect your identity. </p>
<p>Good luck with whatever you choose. Those are incredible options to have and, for that alone, you should be very happy. Studies show success has more to do with the schools one was accepted to than the schools one attends.</p>
<p>iamtooperfect,</p>
<p>Why is prestige so important to you? Constantly striving to attain the most prestigious things in life is no way to live. It may satisfy you now, but it will not make you truly happy.</p>
<p>First, you go to a college for it's reputation. Then what? You work a job you hate because it's prestigious. Then maybe you'll buy a house you don't want because everyone else wants it? Would you go so far as to marry someone you don't love because it will make others envy you? I think you should overcome your inferiority complex now before it ruins your life.</p>