Should Harvard ask applicants to undergo stress test before letting them in?

by Rishi Sat Dec 21, 2013 12:26 pm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/18/eldo-kim-bomb-threat-harvard_n_4469115.html

Federal public defender Ian Gold says Kim was dealing with finals and the third anniversary of his father's death, which is this month.

"It's finals time at Harvard," Gold said. "In one way, we're looking at the post-9/11 equivalent of pulling a fire alarm. Certainly I'm not saying the government response was unjustified, but it's important to keep in mind we're dealing with a 20-year-old man who was under a great deal of pressure."

Alexander Ryjik, a junior from Alexandria, Va., was about to take his Politics of American Education final in Emerson Hall when alarms went off and he had to leave. He recognized Kim from the class but did not know him personally. He said Wednesday he was not surprised to hear that authorities believe a student is responsible for the hoax.

"Harvard is just like every other school, where students are just as stressed and caught up with their work," he said. "At Harvard especially, people are scared to fail or do poorly, even a B. It just kind of reflects just how high-stress it is here. If it is true that a student sent a bomb threat to prevent himself from taking a final, I think it's sad that somebody would have to go to that length."

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Sat Dec 21, 2013 12:57 pm

Rishi wrote:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/18/eldo-kim-bomb-threat-harvard_n_4469115.html

Federal public defender Ian Gold says Kim was dealing with finals and the third anniversary of his father's death, which is this month.

"It's finals time at Harvard," Gold said. "In one way, we're looking at the post-9/11 equivalent of pulling a fire alarm. Certainly I'm not saying the government response was unjustified, but it's important to keep in mind we're dealing with a 20-year-old man who was under a great deal of pressure."

Alexander Ryjik, a junior from Alexandria, Va., was about to take his Politics of American Education final in Emerson Hall when alarms went off and he had to leave. He recognized Kim from the class but did not know him personally. He said Wednesday he was not surprised to hear that authorities believe a student is responsible for the hoax.

"Harvard is just like every other school, where students are just as stressed and caught up with their work," he said. "At Harvard especially, people are scared to fail or do poorly, even a B. It just kind of reflects just how high-stress it is here. If it is true that a student sent a bomb threat to prevent himself from taking a final, I think it's sad that somebody would have to go to that length."

This "stress crap" is getting to be too much. Humans are meant to deal with stress. Life is full of challenges, failures, tests and hence stress. Humans go through tests and stress, which makes them stronger and harder - much like cold working a metal. Yes, as in anything when something is over stressed life also "yields." Education teaches one to understand their own limits and stay with that "yield point."

This guy - supposedly smart ( Razz

) - having finals at a time of his father's THIRD death anniversary is no biggie... Then he should have overruled his parents and joined the nearby community college.

All crimes can be "fictitiously" connected to stress. High time Psychiatrists are treated and given the same importance as they got in the 90s - on par with the Chiropractors.

Should Harvard ask applicants to undergo stress test before letting them in?

Should Harvard ask applicants to undergo stress test before letting them in?

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