D□spit□thepressuretoconformto□o□i□talexp□ctationsand□xcelac□demica□l□,th□three□rien□schoosetof□ll□wt□e□□□wnpat□□.Theybelie□ethat□ruesuccessandhappin□sscomefrompursuingone'spass□on□andi□t□rests,rathe□than□lin□□yfol□ow□ngtheher□. Despitet□epressure□oconf□rmtosoc□etalex□ectat□□nsan□exce□a□ademically,the□hreefriendschooseto□ollowtheir□wn□aths.Th□ybelievethattru□successandhapp□nessc□mefrompurs□ingone'spas□□□nsandi□teres□s,rath□r□h□nbl□□dlyfoll□□i□gtheherd.□/p> De□□itethepressur□t□conformtos□ci□ta□e□□□ctatio□sandex□elacad□m□cal□y,thethreefriendschoosetofollowtheirownpa□hs.Th□□be□ieveth□tt□u□suc□□□s□ndhappinesscomefrom□urs□ingone'spassionsandinterest□□r□therthanbli□□lyfol□owi□gth□herd.□>