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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm in a similar position.  I chose an interesting career field after graduating from a T10 undergrad and was on that steep trajectory that PP mentioned.  However, fear of losing what I had kept me from taking advantage of some opportunities that would've propelled me further, faster.  In the end, though, I was still on a good path.

What really knocked me for a loop was motherhood.  My mother was basically a SAHM with part-time jobs here and there.  My dad was a 9-5 mid-level guy at a small, family-owned business in a very small town.  They were considered successful.  I never saw nannies and major childcare options. When I became a mom, I did not know how to navigate "having it all" and there were no female mentors in my field that I trusted to teach me.

So, I mommy-tracked myself and killed my career.  Eventually, I off-ramped altogether. I see young women now who have a sense of how to balance a lot more (truth be told, their husbands also have a much bigger role in childcare and household duties than mine did, having been raised in a similar family as myself).

TLDR: Yes, the whole thing is a game and knowing how to play all facets of it is certainly helpful.  [b]My parents thought the acceptance to that undergrad was the golden ticket.  It was only the tip of the iceberg[/b].[/quote]

Not rural but my parents were immigrants and this so resonates!

They love to talk about my prestigious undergrad and I sorta cringe. My career is fine but not amazing. Sometimes I feel like I squandered a lot as well.[/quote]

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