@theloniusmonk I would have been more proud of my kid had he told me “Dad, now that I got into Stanford, I have been thinking things over. I decided that it’s just as interesting for me to go to an Honors College in South, learn about different sub culture and deal with mosquitos, and graduate for almost free with double majors and save that money for future stuff.” But it didn’t happen. It was a different matter for me because It was cheaper for me to go to an Ivy. Besides, dormitory and foods were probably better at Honors College. I am the type who believes most of one’s real learning is self education and experience based anyway, and getting into Stanford is sufficiently ego boosting so one doesn’t have to actually go there. But hard to see this when you are 18. Like I said, each kid realizes things at different pace. But it seems like he’s trying hard, even staying till 4 am at library to study for several days for Finals. The latest he stayed up in high school was 1 am to finish a group project. Quarter system moves quickly, it seems.