I met a girl in 6th grade. I loved her from the day i met her, and she had no idea for 3 years. We spent every day together for all of 8th grade, against the will of both of our parents, against our friends, and sometimes even against each other. It came to a point that our lives becaome singular, and we didn't even have anything to talk about, because we knew everything that was happening in each other's lives, and communicated simply through body language and mood. It was weird, but cool.
I was a good student back then. Top of my class of 300, class president, friends and diverse interests intact. I was studying hard for private high school entrance exams, and on way to one of the biggest Ivy League prep schools in the US-- Yes, that's a thing; get in and keep your grades up, you'd have to shit yourself during your interview to not get into the ivy school of your choice.
I got in. I got a great scholarship and my family could manage to afford it.
I gave it up. I stayed with her.
We broke up 2 years later. I hate myself for it to this day.
... ouch. I'm so sorry. Are you currently in a university? It may have ended up better for you in the long run, I'm sure you avoided a lot of debt by choosing to avoid an Ivy League school. In today's world, Ivy League doesn't have very good value. It's better to go to a cheaper, well-revered school to get your degree. Not many jobs today will base their decision to hire you on whether or not you went to an Ivy League school. Many companies just need to see that you have the correct skill set for the job.
This was potentially a great thing that happened to you.
I'm actually a sophomore (10th grade) in high school! I do hope it ends up better for me. I'm in a large, high-ranking public school that gives me a lot of liberty to fine-tune my character, but I wish it slapped a bit more discipline into me. And you're definitely right about the debt, I plan now to attend school in London (LSE, London University even), partially because of the substantially lower tuition, but also because I need to get the hell out of here (Northern New Jersey).
Thanks for the support friend, I appreciate it.