<p>umm I most definitely do not play the same “game” that you do. I sense that you’re the type that would tell all of your friends if you got into princeton. I have told no one. Only my mom and GC know. And also, I would never be, Hi, My name is Joe, and I got into Princeton. Aren’t there more important things about yourself?</p>
<p>And college does not automatically equal education nor does a lack of college signal a lack of education.</p>
<p>I would be proud that I got into Harvard, not egotistical. Congratulations on Princeton though.</p>
<p>Agree wholeheartedly with natim. There is no rule that says if you get into Harvard, you’re bound to be successful/better than everyone else/will get a good education. Likewise, there’s no rule that says that if you go to a state school you won’t be successful/are worse than Harvard students/will get a bad education. It’s all about what you make of your education.</p>
<p>how’d you get in natim, recruited athlete?</p>
<p>He was admitted through QuestBridge.</p>
<p>I think natim1’s brains are considerably less scrambled from the stress of being on spring break, as he has been admitted to Princeton already. Yes, what he says is undoubtedly true–what you do at your college is ultimately the most important thing–but for some people going to a certain school can change the trajectory of their lives, and I think that’s something that was perhaps missed. For instance, my Columbia interviewer spoke at length how attending that school during the riots of the '60s prompted him to choose his current career, and how he probably wouldn’t have made that same choice if he had attended Georgetown.</p>
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<p>I wholeheartedly agree. An aunt of mine who never attended school has managed to do quite well for herself here in the U.S., and while a college degree might have made some things easier, her ambition and drive are what made it possible for her to succeed. There are some things a college degree just can’t do for you. On the other hand, though, admittance to a highly selective institution can serve as a rough barometer of your drive, since you had to have some ambition and skill to get admitted (well, for the majority of admits, anyway :p).</p>