I did this recently, saw a classmate graduating with her... 5th? degree, and I didn't even finish one. I don't envy her though, jetting around the country with no morals and no roots. friends that can only afford to visit your bougie locale once every few years. She wasn't the nicest person in school, and unless she's changed drastically I don't think she's going to have a lot of close friendships... ever? It does help that I'm getting by just fine in my field of choice and could probably go back to school if I wanted, but that was all just luck.

Maybe she feels fulfilled. Maybe she'll take a turn and do something positive for the world and not ghoul-adjacent, but it would be a pretty big trajectory shift. Being successful doesn't make them happy. You will find a way to get by, hopefully thrive, and you can take pride in not being a bloodsucking ghoul like your rich classmate. You didn't fail, the system is just set up to elevate the children of the rich to unspeakable places.