Be grateful for what you have.

If you graduate from an Ivy League university at the top of your class, you definitely deserve some accolades, lol. Yes, you definitely deserve lots of credit for the many hours of studying and for your perseverance through that period.

Consider that, there is someone just as intelligent and hardworking as you (or even better) who couldn't come out at the top of their class for various many factors.
They may have less supportive parents, grew up in a different place that didn't encourage productivity, or just made one wrong choice in life. That could happen to anyone. It didn't happen to you because, some factors worked in your favor.

Learn the art of gratitude for what you get served in life. You cannot always wait to be served good before you say good things to your family and friends. Life is really funny and if you make a bad choice yesterday, your whole life could be different today.

One simple mistake may just change your life forever.

Although, you may say you have undoubtedly worked hard for what you have, you could not have done it all without other people's support.

Everything we do and achieve in life, is as a result of what many other people have done to us.
Our successes and greatness is based on what the people around us have contributed to ensuring we see good.

To score goals and win every race in life, someone persons have painstakingly sacrificed to see us get there and we must be aware of that and stay grateful.