[meinhimmel]

I go to a 'meh' school, but it was by choice for me. I'm a math major for the theoretical background, and then a computer science major for the practical background. I do what I love, and I take misc. classes enough that my parents are legitimately worried about me becoming a 'professional student'.

I didn't apply to any other schools than the one I'm at now. I believed that the campus was beautiful, and so I applied here. I could have gotten into any school I'd like to think, but life is too short to be worried about future financial gains or something like that. I'd rather go somewhere with a beautiful campus than be a person that's worried about some potential future monetary gains. Money is just money after all. After you have enough to buy a plane ticket to get to Google IO, what more could you really want?

It's worked out for me fairly well though. I met a professor, and he's become a mentor in my life. We worked on a research project together last summer, and he has the connections to get my resume in at almost anywhere I'd want to go. He worked at Motorola in their research labs for 16 years, and he knows people that have been at Google, Microsoft, etc. from their very beginnings.

Don't worry about what school you go to. Go to the school you want despite things such as academic standing or something equally silly. Things have a way of working themselves out if you give it a bit of effort. Just remember that life is about more than just your grades.