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<p>For the big bulk of today’s college bound students (i.e. those who are NOT graduating in the top 5% or 10% of their high school class), the stress inducer is not Will I get into a tippy-top school? The big stress points are How will I and my family afford to send me to my in-state public university? And will I get the courses I need in order to graduate in four (or five) years?</p>
<p>But for that tiny group of extremely high achieving students who are aiming for the top 10 schools that have admissions rates of less than 15% (and less than 10% in many cases), I think the stress is more apparent. And here on CC, that group of students is vastly over-represented compared to size of their numbers relative to the population of high school planning on going to college.</p>