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She has family in India.  But she was meant to stay home with her parents and sibling this summer until she failed to get into TJ. She was sent to get her priorities in order, according to Mom. [/quote]

That is so sad.  I imagine the parents think the girl needs to see more of the poverty and heartbreak of living in India to "change her attitude" -- in reality, she never had complete control over whether she got into TJ or not.  The parents are living out of fear... and trying to put that on the girl.  [/quote]

Obviously, cannot guess what this mom meant, but here’s a little perspective.  What this girl went through is not unlike what any decent student in India goes through to get into professional colleges, and top universities.  It’s like living in a pressure cooker.  Starts at a very young age, and continues until they’re out of college.  I hear kids here complain about their coursework, compare it to what I have seen kids in the family go through in India, and just shake my head.  Kids here have no idea how good they have it.

IIT (highly prestigious Indian engineering university system) has something like 10,000 seats.  With half a million applicants.  That’s an acceptance rate of 2%.  Less than half that of the acceptance rates of the most difficult US universities to get into.  These kids prep for years to take the entrance exam, and essentially sacrificing everything for a seat there.  This is what our kids are up against.  Probably what this kid’s mom wants her to get out of her exile.

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