Opinion: Getting into a school you aren't suited for sets you up for failure and low self-esteem
‘Thank you so much for being such excellent students. You make us alumni all look really smart and I am so grateful.” Those were my first words to a room of international-relations students at the University of Southern California with whom I was invited to discuss my career path. They burst out laughing.
During my freshman orientation at USC a few decades ago the leader of my group asked, “How many of you are children of alumni?” Most hands proudly went up; mine stayed down. They were thrilled for their family’s connection...
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