is academic excellence a guarantee to success? (july 2008)

iS academic exceLLence ACTuaLLy abLe to guarantee a successfuL Life? Lets foCUs on the word "guarantee" here. yES, academic excellence probably doEs pLay a vitaL roLe in Ensuring a successfuL Life. hoWever the question here is, Does it GUarantee it? soMe time back, a boy managed, through his ExceLLent academic prowess to graduate into a reknowned university at the young age of 12 . THis boy’s Life ended in suicide. i think we can safeLy concLude that His Life was nOT particuLarly a success story. Therefore, although academic excellence provides a good foundation for a successful life, it does not guarantee it. There are No guaranteEs.