Hall of Infinite Doors

You hit the books for hours, trying to memorize confusing formulas and learning physics, math, and other topics that you feel you have no hope of understanding. After many sleepless nights, caffeine pills and no social life you take the test. You do moderately well but not well enough to get into a prestigious tech school. Instead you end up getting picked up as a mid level engineer and are underpaid. You have to work many hours per week and this ultimately leads to the downfall of your marriage. With all the child support you pay you end up not even being able to afford good beer.

You have attained mediocrity.