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My family attended a sports award banquet where one of my kids was being honored. The keynote speaker was a famous coach from a famous university. (How's that for not naming names?). The coach told all the kids to look around the room. Our athletes represented 1% of kids who started playing a sport at 7. Further he added that less than 1% of THESE kids would play their sport in college...and fewer than 1% of these kids would earn a living from their sport. The Coach then suggested that all the kids
look hard and develop their whole persons, not one defined as an athlete.
Same thing applies here: If you define yourself in college and beyond as a A *****, and nothing else you will be the loser who talks about their "glory" days. Hopefully the rest of the "team" or some will be around to support you, but only if the choices made were based on who you truly are.
And, I am in NO WAY desparaging those who get their first choice in the best house at the best university. I am not saying that one should suffer and go to a place where you may not fit in to be altruistic. What I am reiterating is simply this: To be part of a sisterhood (or brotherhood) is about finding people who will be your friends, share interests and celebrations...and yes difficult times...not just Prada bags and manicure time.
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