how do I get over my university regret and obsessions with rankings?

Hi all so I went to bristol and am deeply insecure about how good it is, since entering the working world it seems its not held in high regard, many people just think of it for drugs, partying and do not respect it as a place to study despite me choosing it for what i thought was an excellent reputation generally, for my course its vvv well regarded but the general reputaiton seems to be bad. Ive had people from KCL, exeter and Birmingham look down on me when I though Bristol was on par with KCL and better than exeter/Birmingham. People say edinburgh is prestigeous but not bristol and i thought they were the same. It doesnt help that my career has not gone to plan and i am working at a mediocre grade in the civil service and i cannot help but think its because people dont respect my uni. It make me sad as i got AAA at alevel and ot be honest i found my course really challenging so just feels like ive wasted my potential and hard work, should i do a masters? should i look into therapy as it makes me depresed, i feel like i had so much potential and now im rubbish.

Hi all so I went to bristol and am deeply insecure about how good it is, since entering the working world it seems its not held in high regard, many people just think of it for drugs, partying and do not respect it as a place to study despite me choosing it for what i thought was an excellent reputation generally, for my course its vvv well regarded but the general reputaiton seems to be bad. Ive had people from KCL, exeter and Birmingham look down on me when I though Bristol was on par with KCL and better than exeter/Birmingham. People say edinburgh is prestigeous but not bristol and i thought they were the same. It doesnt help that my career has not gone to plan and i am working at a mediocre grade in the civil service and i cannot help but think its because people dont respect my uni. It make me sad as i got AAA at alevel and ot be honest i found my course really challenging so just feels like ive wasted my potential and hard work, should i do a masters? should i look into therapy as it makes me depresed, i feel like i had so much potential and now im rubbish.

What would you like to happen next in your career and how is life outside your job?

What you are talking about is an e-peen thing. Like my car's better than yours, my dad earns more than yours. It's what people who are insecure do to try to establish a mental hold over others....and it sounds like it's working. This is not primary school now! You need to stand up for yourself and realise that Bristol Uni has overtaken the other 3 in year recent years and is much in demand as is shown by their higher entry requirements.

When you look at prestigious universities there are really only a handful in the UK and employers very rarely look at prestige. They are more interested in your academic accomplishments and what sort of person you are. If you have a degree then you should at least have gone in as a HEO as the minimum grade in the Civil Service. If you are not at HEO or above then you should be applying for other jobs that befit obtaining a degree.

A Masters won't help you but standng up for yourself might.