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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son was at Stanford and told me about a boy who transferred in his second year.  He said the boy worked his ass off, and there were many, MANY talks among everyone who knew him worrying he was going to have a nervous breakdown.  He told me the guy would cry, bang his head against his desk, yell at people who were trying to help him that he couldn't calm down enough to work.

I think his parents pushed him really hard.  All the other kids rallied around and tried to tutor him and help as much as they could without getting sucked into his vortex.  A couple of friends invited themselves home with the kid, with the express purpose of telling the parents to dial down the pressure.

It was really sad, and at the same time I was so proud of all the other kids for how much they tried to help. Every time I sent my son a care package I'd send a second one for this kid - his parents were so hard on him that I wasn't sure they were doing that. [/quote]

I feel sorry for that kid, and now that kid knows his parents thinks he sucks.

Do you think a student essay would possibly be what gets a kid into a higher reach nowadays (whether or not written by the student, or whether or not  the topic was "true" - as per other PP)? Or do you think the parent strong armed or flat out bribed someone, like a coach? A coach would be harder to track, I suppose - and unless you are a celebrity, a bribe or bribes might not make the front page.[/quote]

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