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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good God. Who wants to be part of this rat race? No wonder this generation has mental health issues. And most of these kids stressing out to the point of a nervous breakdown over one B+ won't end up more successful than their peers who "settle" for run-of-the-mill state schools. Arguably less, because they're so busy perfecting their resumes and freaking out over grades that they never develop the soft people skills required for success. Roll Tide![/quote]

Agree.. it’s hard watching my senior balance everything. [b]He’s not a robot and can’t execute everything perfectly all the time. [/b]

If you’re otherwise a perfect fit for the college but they reject you bc of one B on a progress report, then that school sucks. [/quote]

Then frankly I would argue that he's not Princeton material.

Princeton is arguably the most elite institution in America.  They have like what? 1500 seats per class? 
Every strong high school in the DMV has a kid (or kids) who will not meet a high school course that they cannot effortlessly do well in out of the gate. It doesn't matter the subject matter, the teacher, the length of time in the course (first week, first quarter, etc). They will do well and it won't be stressful.

I would argue that Princeton can and should find enough of this type of kid to fill their unhooked spots. And as a parent at an "elite' private high school, I can tell you that the unhooked Princeton (and Harvard, Yale) admits I have known over the past 2 admission cycles are THESE kids.  If this is not your kid (it wasn't and isn't mine) than I would have a hard time saying that your kid should get one of the 1500 Princeton spots.  Because these kids exist and there are certainly more than 1500 of them worldwide.  If the course has to be "just right", the teacher "just right", the point in time for the grade "just right", the stress level "just right" then your child is really not at this level.  And that's ok.  Not every smart and hard working kid can or needs to attend an elite college.   [/quote]

You're posting as if you know those kids so well. They're not robots... they're teens with ups and downs like every one else. For THOSE kids, do you think Princeton, Harvard, Yale, put them in the reject pile because of one B on a progress report? Clearly, that one B is not indicative of their fit for the school. This is what I meant by a kid who is a fit for the school, but the school automatically rejects them because of one B - yes, that school sucks. [/quote]

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