<p>Chedva:</p>
<p>Well, no. He did not HAVE to go to Harvard. I know plenty of students who have sabotaged themselves either in the application or at the interview stage if they do not really want to go to a particular college. Presumably, he did not do so. Presumably, his parents allowed him to apply elsewhere: the due date for RD is two weeks after students hear the outcome of their EA applications. He was allowed to go to an interview. And he had until May 1 to work to change his parents’ mind if he did not want to go to Harvard. And if he got into Harvard, his chances of getting into Columbia or Cornell were pretty good.</p>
<p>I agree with groovinhard. All this is sheer speculation on the part of the reporters and we are going along with it. Nobody commits suicide because s/he has been admitted into a college–Harvard or not.</p>