<p>I think the concern about stressed out students is rather overblown. Yes,there set millions of steward out students out there. But I find an even greater majority to simply not care. I find this evident in my very well-to-do high school. But look at America as a whole - 1/4ths of our high schoolers don’t graduate. Some of them have financial responsbilities, but most are simply bored and can’t bother to wait a few more years.</p>
<p>And talk of accomplished kids - what a joke. I would estimate no more than maybe 20% of my affluent peers to be accomplished (the largest proportion would be in sports). I would hesitate to label myself with that word, despite what my National Honor Society induction told me. More common are the people who barely do anything at all, much less anything notable. Well, better for them - 90% of them are going to schools where extracirriculars hardly play a real role in admission. That numbers include a majority of the high achieving people in their class due to finances.</p>
<p>It’s easy to talk about how parents are pressuring their children, but I hardly find it to line up with my experiences in freak life. Except on College Confidential. Hmmm…</p>