BOSTON — Are parents pushing college-bound students too hard? Are students taking on more activities than they can handle just to look good on a college admissions form?
In recent years, the college admissions process has become so competitive that some parents say it has become a public health crisis, Boston television station WCVB reported.
“We know kids have ulcers, stress disorders, eating disorders, sleeping disorders and where is it coming from? From the need to constantly perform,” said parent Marilee Jones.
Jones is the mother of a college applicant and the dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology