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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think y’all are being needlessly tough on OP/her daughter.

The amount of energy it takes to be a top high school student at a top school (especially in an intense area like DCUM-land!) is immense. [b]One’s entire identity is wrapped up in being a good student and striving for the best.[/b] The sum of a full school day, extracurriculars, homework, basic self care, etc. is more intense — and involves more competing priorities — than most other busy periods in ones life.

OP’s daughter probably realized she worked to the point of deteriorating her QOL. She has a right to be frustrated with the situation even if the outcome is objectively fantastic. [/quote]

[b]It is very unhealthy to have your “whole identity” wrapped up in one thing.[/b]

Those are the type of people who kill themselves when the one thing goes south.

Maybe this will teach healthy balance.[/quote]

+1, and even more so when your "whole identity" is wrapped up in being a good student.  Really?

My DC, a Blair magnet grade (1580 SAT, 4.8 weighted GPA) hated that so many peers had their entire identities tied to achievement.  DC is at a relatively low-key college, is excelling, and is happy to have left people who think that way behind.[/quote]

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