When you come from a family where your very own respect is based on your academic achievements instead of what you are as a person, you tend to get bombarded by lectures regarding how everyone else goes all over the world and how going to that university would do wonders for the lecturee.
Then there's that dark lil part of it; The green eyed cookie monster that wants the bestest cookies of them all, blinded by jealousy or envy, parents usually stop at nothing in order to attempt to top the other members so that they can go to their little get togethers, they can brag about how their daughter or son is in Switzerland going to some elite academy.

Sure, academic success does play a crucial role in life, but its not the only thing in life yes? What about friends? The sense of belonging somewhere? Love? They tend to prioritize academic success over all these.

Honestly, would you be happy if you're wealthy and have an awesome car that turns heads but spend most of your time working to the extent that you rarely get to use your car, or socialize for that matter. I'd rather live in some average house, where my peeps are and with someone I love.

Being thrown around places in the name of academic achievements basically fails. As soon as you get settled down, you get taken away again and you're like "...Kill me". Just... take the lil things in life and love it like no other.