<p>No wonder kids are burnt out and depressed. Thinking that an overall GPA of 3.5 is messing up, thinking that not getting great grades when you were 15 or 16 years old will ruin your prospects for life, thinking that only a handful of highly selective colleges are good enough…this is all destructive nonsense.</p>
<p>Try to be a good person. Try to take your responsibilities seriously, but try to relax and enjoy life. You don’t have to go to a “top” graduate school to be happy and earn a decent living. </p>
<p>Focus on health and contentment. Let go of the hype and the competitiveness.</p>