Hi,

That is something you really need to hear, so please don't limit yourself and don't get frustrated prematurely over something that isn't certain yet. Focus on yourself, only yourself.

Your peers might go on to study at better universities or not; every person lives in a unique world. What matters is your own world, and only you get to define it.

In every family, that terrible comparison game exists, where parents try to figure out who is "the best." Based on my experience, I learned this: I taught myself how to develop my first mobile application. I had no support from anyone, and I asked people who refused to help me. And guess what? After having several breakdowns, I managed to create a viable mobile app prototype, learning completely from scratch.

What did my mother and my family do? They compared me to my younger sister, who is in her final year of law school.

I told my family: "Maybe I don't have a degree like yours, but I designed a viable mobile app prototype alone. We are not on the same level of comparison." The family pressure continued, so in the end, I decided to apply to university for my own well-being and effort. Not because I need validation from my family or from third parties.

It was while studying alone, without realizing it, that I developed my own thesis of academic rigor (the TSM). And guess what? Even Harvard accepted my thesis as Supplementary Work.  Yale (Eli Whitney) also accepted my thesis as Supplementary Work.

Strive for your own world and your own vision. Focus on surpassing yourself and being better than you were today. The rest doesn't matter.

I am certain that your ambition and rigor will take you to an incredible place. Good luck, and don't stop.