| "NSM, the fact that his folks were obviously obsessed with the idea of him going to Harvard (why else does this story exist?) doesn't mean he had to do anything special to score high on the SAT/ACT. The Harvard goal may have arisen as a result of son's natural ability to do well on all standardized tests and related sorts of activities. "
The odds of this, however, are low.
Any parent who quits their job to drive their kid to a research internship is going to pull out all of the stops on standardized testing.
His achievements and his father's behavior reflect the hallmarks of a smart kid who was packaged for years to go to Harvard, not a student who was running with his natural talents and pushing his parents along. The latter is what places like Harvard are looking for. |