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I firmly stood by this opinion during the last World Cup of 2014 when I was still a high-schooler. From that tournament to this, I deeply regret the choices I've made for myself. Due to the influence of T.V & Social Media, I participated in high-school sports while my friends took part in International Olympiads competition. I won medals with my football team while my peers won medals on Physics, Maths, etc. Thus, I'm not gonna let them influence the rest of my life. Now, I strictly live my life following so called Death-bed philosophy[0].

I spend quality time with my friends & family to discuss about our day-to-day incidents and others, not to debate on a third person's performance on the pitch. Also, I don't find much difference among Olympics or Fifa World Cup or any other world sporting leagues, regardless of their popularity or duration, I find all of them to serve NIL for my prosperity- just a frequent hit of dopamine, that's all.

[0]https://learningunlimited.com/deathbed-philosophy/

lol like i*o is more rewarding than sports. personally I'd trade imo medals for being cheered by hundreds/thousands at a football game any day.

You wouldn't do so if you came to know that those friends of mine are attending Ivy league colleges while I recently dropped out of my mid-tier state university because I didn't find it time-effective, and ofc finances. Now, you would again argue that there are many factors that come into college admission, and I absolutely agree.

But, what disappoints me is I was academically & extracurricular-wise far more superior than them (except IO medals), still not a single so called elite colleges accepted me. But, I am an optimist and what I've learned about myself is I can teach myself the COMPUTER SCIENCE far better than somebody else. I don't know what will happen in few years time, I may stay unemployed or may land my dream job, but the thing is, I am always learning and I do believe that my skills will be appreciated.

Ivy League is overrated, trust me here. I got a MUCH better value in my state university for graduate school than I did spending $40k (had numerous merit scholarships) per year on an elite education which is highly impersonal and un-tailored. Those schools are businesses and you can provide one of their products(learning CS) to yourself. Good on you, don't worry about not going to those very overpriced schools, which are increasingly the playground of the rich and the narrow few who get there based on merit. I knew many, many kids who got there on sports rides or on daddy's donations and when it came time to make comments in class, they were silent or contributed the banal minimum.

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