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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel the most sorry for the child of recent immigrants (who often are) from a country where a national exam score determines which college one can attend. So many of those kids are under so much pressure at home to bring in only As and nothing B or below. Those immigrant parents sometimes do not understand that “Mary” whose parent and grandparent went to X and have been giving big bucks to X for multiple generations and has a mix of As and Bs has a huge advantage with X at admissions time.  Some kids can thrive under pressure, but many do not thrive.[/quote]

Do you think people who are immigrants are stupid? Obviously we know that Mary whose parents are wealthy and have been donated to college X for generations has a big advantage. Why do you think they think they have to work so hard?
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It is stressful for the kids who can’t keep up. I have one kid who is an academic superstar. He is good at everything. I don’t think he is stressed. The kid is organized and diligent and just gets perfect grades. My second kid is a social butterfly and not a diligent worker. We put him in private school. We will also be putting our kid in private school. [/quote]

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