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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of effort here to discount what he's saying.

But it is true that some of the top ivies are pressure cookers. Why deny that? You're taking uber competitive kids and putting them all in a new environment where all of a sudden everyone else is just as smart as them. It's rough. Why try and claim it's because of this kid's personal circumstances? Lots of folks say what he's saying. And he's just trying to remind you of this as you're navigating college choices. I don't think it was poor judgment. I think it was brave. He's trying to advocate for his values in a way that helps others. He's trying to say that maybe "elite" isn't worth the toxic environment. Good for him - I'd hire him.

This kid has some wisdom and you all are so entrenched in the idea of elite that you can't take it in. He's asking you to try and see things differently for your kids' sake. I honestly feel badly for the kids who are trained to chase status.
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Sure, Princeton is a pressure cooker. Many other schools are too. But this kid's message - "don't go there" - is not "wisdom". (It's also irrelevant because thousands will apply no matter what he says.) You just have to understand it's a pressure cooker going into it. Furthermore you have to prepare your kids to work hard in an environment where everyone else is as smart as them - something that is true of many other schools than Princeton.[/quote]

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