> By 17 you have a kid capable of scoring 1500+ on SATs, with a deep resume, and no ability to handle adversity. They are also afraid of trying anything since

> By 17 you have a kid capable of scoring 1500+ on SATs, with a deep resume, and no ability to handle adversity. They are also afraid of trying anything since anything where there's a possibility of failing scares them. That's partly, why MIT went pass-or-fail for the first year. > The kids end up only getting into colleges at best as selective as their parents, and quite often less so. Especially when their achievements are diminished by factors outside of their control (like race).