If somebody is deemed more talented within the confines of the school it doesn't mean they're going to have the most successful career.
I haven't done improv since I was in middle school.
My mom wouldn't let me buy clothes she didn't like, so I dressed like a middle-aged woman in high school.
I'd say I've gone to grad school for comedy being on "Community."
A lot of people I went to college with felt like they wanted to pursue theater exclusively, so I don't think that I really was in competition with people that I went to school with.