The issue is not about doing well in college. The pervasive mentality is that if you don't get a 4.8 weighted GPA with 12 AP courses, you will not get into an e

The issue is not about doing well in college. The pervasive mentality is that if you don't get a 4.8 weighted GPA with 12 AP courses, you will not get into an elite college, and therefore you are a failure.