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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly I think a bigger issue is kids showing up at college burned out from all the work and intense pressure of getting into college.[/quote]+1[/quote]

Absolutely, so so true. Which can lead to reckless/delayed teenage behavior that is especially worrisome with little supervision. [/quote]

No one says kids have to work themselves to death.  Sometimes this is driven by the kid, but usually its the parents who are pushing them.  Half of the problem is this obsession with getting into a handful of colleges in the state and country.  People need to chill a little.  [/quote]

I so agree with this.  I'm taking the long-view approach to raising my kids.  If they get decent grades (mainly B's is fine with us) in high school and are involved in one or maybe two activities that really interest them, then DH and I are happy.  No way am I going to make them run the gauntlet of pointless overachievement just so they can - maybe - get into a top college.  A middle-of-the-road, good college is fine with us.  But I guess we're in the minority in this crazy bubble we live in. [/quote]

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