That advice is counterintuitive. And it's counter a lot of advice, but I think about this especially for those who are privileged to be able to attend a number of different colleges. The fact is, it doesn't make a heck of a lot of difference. If it's a good institution that's going to push you, you can go here or there or some place else. So, don't worry about those finenesses of choice because serendipitous things occur.
Unexpected things occur.
And actually you don't know the turning points of your life until you look backwards. You don't know them at the time that they're occurring. So what enthuses you at the time, do. The second one is really being enthusiastic about what you do because it's not going to be handed to you on a plate unless you've shown passion with regard to your undertaking and work pretty hard. I mean, hard work is still pretty necessary in order to comprehend what you're doing and to comprehend how to do that the best way that you can.