Originally Posted by
PepeM
Isn't the intensity and competitiveness just in people's head? The graduation rates are 95%+, so once you are in you are pretty much guaranteed to get a degree.
That's a factor, yes. But the kids don't always get it.
Plus, if you are used to being at the top of your class and getting A's, then go to an elite school where you are in the bottom third academically and getting Bs and Cs despite working your butt off, that can be hard to accept and causes all kinds of problems. Sad.