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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can any parents of current students speak to the climate on campus?[/quote]

They aren’t all suicides. At least one was an accidental overdose.

I don’t know.  My husband went to Princeton for graduate school so it’s a bit different than undergrad but it’s work!  It’s hard!  You need to study and I think a lot of high schools have inflated grades and people aren’t used to doing the work.  They get an A in high school now for what used to be a B grade!

It isn’t all fun and games, it isn’t vacation.  My husband was working and studying, doing problem sets, etc all the time.  We went to events and had friends over, but his work was studying and he did well over 40 hours a week!

He was there to get his degree (he graduated in the last 10 years) , but it was also a great time for both of us. He loved his experience at Princeton and felt very supported.  I love the university and think the alumni network is the best there is.  You contact an alumni and 9/10 they will get back to you very soon.  They want to help.  Reunions are literally the best party you will ever attend.  if you ask for help or are struggling the university has many ways to help.

The programs haven’t gotten any harder from when I went to school. I think social media and the like has made life harder for some people. I think people who glided through high school as the top student have a rude awakening when they go to a top school and are no longer #1.  There is also a lot of wealth at the Ivy schools so I think some people feel ostracized due to that.

I have a cousin at another Ivy and he grew up in a 1% family they own a $2+ million dollar home and another second beach home.  Fancy vacations, nice life, yet he sees these billionaires at his schools and people with $10 million dollar homes and feels very inadequate.  He also realizes he is no longer the smartest person in the room.  Kids need to be prepared and I don’t think some of them are prepared.

Look at the Columbia professor who was let go because students complained his class was too hard.  These schools are not for everyone and I hope admissions committees start realizing that.  You need to find the right fit and even if you get into a place like Princeton it may not be the right fit for you.

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