you know my parents had enough money. and i had brains. but i decided i wanted to be normal and did not pursue education abroad. i realize now that prestige is everything. smart kid without a prestigious degree is just a nerd. smart kid with a harvard degree is somebody. so i paid a very high price in not pursuing this. but at least morally i did the right thing: who would want to go to a school where the admissions criteria are about the color of your skin. now as i am much wiser i care less about morality and i would not tell anyone not to go. in fact, please go. but still. its pretty bad.