<p>The author does not know much about the recent political and social development in Asia. Conficius’s doctrine was replaced by socialism and communism in China and Vietnam more than 50 years ago. Having a college degree in a communist society did not give high social status. Being a member of the Communist Party was more important. When the Communists took over Asia they condemned the intellectuals influenced by Conficiusism.</p>
<p>The author also could not tell the difference between parental pressure and mental illness. It’s true than Asian kids have parental pressure but it was not the case with Cho, the VT murderer. He blamed Cho’s parents’s pressure for his killing. But we all know that a non-Asian man who killed a teenager just finishing highschool two days ago was not the result of parental pressure on academic matters.</p>
<p>The author just wrote the article to justify his failure in college. He said he defied his parents’ wish to change goal after graduation. But who knows, maybe his GPA was just 2.7, too low to apply for medical school.</p>