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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nah, there is no paradox here. The Harvard scene is not bad in any way - there is just a higher rate of complaining.[/quote]

I have a freshman and I was just visiting for parent weekend. Whether this is self imposed or peer pressure or just the vibe of the place, there is a sense that the students are “on” all the time. My son wears sweaters and khakis to class everyday (never dressed like this in HS!). He’s always darting off to a meeting or a forum (he’s met everyone from Nancy Pelosi to Mike Pence to Sen Fetterman to the President of the Czech Republic to the CEO of Eli Lilly). His professors include the former Sec of the Treasury.

He absolutely loves it- he’s never been around students before who are so interesting and interested. He doesn’t have imposter syndrome, but there is an exhaustion that goes with the performative environment that exists there. I think his only escape is through his social outlet (a non competitive club sport) and hanging out with his roommates and their group of extended friends where they can let their hair down and say something stupid without it ruining their futures.

He’s in classes with a lot of older students and has had two group projects where the others are MIA and he’s had to do the work on his own. The class of ‘29 is the first to require SATs since Covid. With this change plus the grade deflation they’ve announced, they are righting the ship. [/quote]

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