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[quote=Anonymous]I also told people I was planning to be an orthopedic surgeon when I was that age. O-Chem humbled me, and I got my MBA/JD instead. It worked out just fine, and today I'm a C-level exec at a large company.

In hindsight, I never really liked science classes, so perhaps an adult could have burst my bubble before I got to O-Chem. I'm glad they didn't, though, because pursuing this path ultimately led me to clarity and accomplishments I wouldn't have had in sight at a younger age.

Like most teens, I wouldn't have known that the jobs that got me to where I am today were even options at 14-15 years old. As life happens and new windows and doors open in the years to come, most of these kids will choose a different path. It doesn't matter if they end up on non-Ivy paths, whether through their own evolved preferences or through rejection during the admissions process.

An orthopedic surgeon was a "great job" that I knew about because a friend's dad was one. Obviously, that's not the only "great job" out there. I just didn't know about most of them when I was 14. Similarly, Harvard and other Ivies are broadly known as "great schools." That doesn't mean they are the only ones; it means they are the obvious "great schools" many kids first hear about. [/quote]

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