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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Suicides are at all schools. but more common at "top" schools.. I am guessing the reason is obvious. So sad nonetheless[/quote]

This.

It's hyper competitive parents who erode their child confidence through years of emotional abuse.  They are "good enough" when they achieve certain benchmarks.  Mostly Asians - ask me how I know.[/quote]

That is not what the data shows.

Asians have the lowest age adjusted suicide rate of any group.  
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7206a4.htm#T1_down

Asians also have among the lowest suicide rates for college students:
https://www.bestcolleges.com/research/suicide-in-colleges-rates-research-statistics/#by-race

The rate of suicide among college students generally is lower than it is among the general population.[/quote]

at least 2 of the Princeton ones were Asian. just fyi. probably more. I just knew of 2.[/quote]

So what? Princeton has 30% Asian.
Someoe provides real data above.

The reason could  be many underqualified  kids got in via URM or ALDC. Mostly Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, etc.[/quote]

Asian Americans have a relatively high depression rate but it is not something they talk about as a culture.  Women will go to the internist's office with aches and pains and call their depression suffering.   Not that different than a lot of non-Asian woman.   But the pressure put on them as a culture can lead to depression because they don’t like what their parents have planned out for their whole life.

I have an Asian friend who went to MIT and works as an engineer.  So does her Asian husband.   Her parents insisted on STEM and an Asian husband. She is unhappy and hates her job.  She ended up in a psychiatric hospital after trying to commit suicide.

Regardless of culture or background some kids don’t belong at high pressure schools.   They qualify academically but their personality type doesn’t match the vibe of the school.   Parents will sometimes know this and push anyway because they can make money .   Also so parents can brag.   If parents listened carefully to their kids and worked with them on finding the perfect college for them and not just the most prestigious there would be fewer mental health crises.  [/quote]

Some willfully put unbelievable pressure on their children, just for bragging rights. When the kids can't live up to that standard, of course they get depressed and anxious. It's awful parenting.[/quote]

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