“Have you started thinking about where you want to go to college?” My middle school self would’ve answered this question without a second thought: “Yale, Harvard… maybe Princeton.” Even at this age I knew these were probably only a dream due to their single-digit acceptance rates and notoriety as academically rigorous schools whose graduates all went on to become presidents or Nobel prizewinners — don’t blame me for my unrealistic expectations, I was 13. What self-respecting, over-eager academic like me enrolled in a whopping four “advanced” classes at Indian Hills Middle School wouldn’t want to attend the best and most exclusive universities? When going through the college decision-making process, it’s easy to fall into the mindset of idolizing Ivy League universities and viewing highly selective colleges as the peak of academia and equating low-acceptance rates to status and success. Read the rest of this opinion story by clicking the link in bio. #storybygreysonimm #socialmedi...