Parents and College: A Dangerous Mix
SATs, Ivy Leagues, pressure from parents…when does it end?
BY ANJALI SHAH
My life is replete with successful people. I have two elder sisters: one has
graduated from Columbia University and currently attends Duke Law School, and
the other attends Harvard University. Both my mother and father are prosperous
engineers, after many years of studying. This puts a lot of pressure on me, and
as the third daughter, I am expected to live up to my sisters' high standards.
My sister, Mauli, skipped fifth and seventh grade, was valedictorian of her
graduating class, and got a 1590 out of 1600 on her SATs. She was a National
Merit Scholar, won the Lucent Scholarship and entered Harvard University at the
age of sixteen. How can anyone compare to that?
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