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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Thanks for responding. I feel if doing and achieving the requisite things necessary to be accepted to a top 20 school come to an individual somewhat naturally then by all means they should. However, if a person needs to go to the extreme measures changing themselves to the point if contorting themselves into the shape of a pretzel to gain admission then the psychological and social sacrifices are too great. You know a banker and I know others as well who have found happiness taking less established routes to success.

For students who are on Top 20 track, I wonder how much pressure they place on themselves? I also wonder about peer pressure. I guess having watched enough movies like "The Paper Chase", I should know that high achieving individuals can be as cruel as anyone else, but I still want to believe that smart people are smart enough to realize they too have weaknesses and as a result have empathy for others. I wonder if kids on top 20 track are supportive of their peers or if it's such a competetive space that they savor the disappointments of others? If what I'm suggesting does actually exist does it trickle down and permeate the fabric of entire high schools like the ones which have been scrutinized this week? Can academic competition in high schools become so culturally toxic that it affects every strata of students regardless the long term goals of individual students?

In a schools of high achievers do those high achievers have inflated egos and do lower achieving students suffer from low self-esteem?

My string of consciousness really got away from me this time!

Thanks  
 
 
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Not the "top twenty" poster.  I'm a "mature" person whose children are grown, but I can answer your question after years of experience:  you will find all of the above.[/quote]

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