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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1. Harvard had admitted more unqualified candidates in an effort to diversify and now we are seeing remedial math as a course option. 
2. Many “highly qualified” on paper candidates are underprepared for failure. They worked hard in HS and got straight As and cannot fathom why the same isn’t happening in college. Witnessed this first hand with DC at different school and it took the whole first year to normalize to the different standards/grading of college. 
3. Many top students were driven by parents micromanaging every aspect of their lives in HS and now. They are struggling to juggle work and life on their own with their parents. 
4. Grade inflation in HS is very real and sometimes candidates look far better on paper than what they actually are capable of doing IRL. 
5. This is a very dramatic generation of kids who obsess about mental health/focus on their levels of victimhood. DD is constantly “stressed out” and how life is so hard. I think she’s finally starting to grow up a little and has toned that down, but HS/freshman year of college was tough in terms of her perception of her personal hardship level. 
6. Many expect to get to Harvard to network. They’ve worked hard in HS and the big hurdle was just getting in. Their perception of expectations is different than reality and that can be quite a shock. [/quote]

Thank you so much for taking the time to share this. I really appreciate it.

Can anyone recommend a YouTube video that walks kids through this? Like something a kid could watch over the summer, before they start at a T20 school?

I relate to much of what PP posted. I was woefully underprepared for the experience of going to a T10 college with such smart and driven kids. It took me a full year to adjust due to a mix of immaturity (mostly) and cluelessness. It was rough on both my mental health and GPA, but it forced me to grow up and develop resilience that has served me well ever since!

Thankfully, DS knows this story and won’t be caught unaware if he winds up at a college that challenges then beyond what he’s experienced in high school. Even so, he likes to be as prepared as possible for things, and I know he’d rather hear it from someone other than his father.

Ideal: A 20 minute YouTube video narrated by a smart, relatable college kid. Something like, “Guide to first year in college: What I wish I knew then”.[/quote]

Check out Harlen Cohen’s videos on insta   He also has a book called The Naked Roomate. Lots of good tidbits and takeaways. [/quote]

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