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Thanks for the link.  I'll use this thread as a catalyst to address mental health at Stanford and beyond.  

To this middle aged professional, life feels more demanding than ever.  But it's not just people at my stage of life, with a demanding career and young kids, who are facing the increased demands.  My kids seem to face more demands and pressures than I did at their age as well.  From what I read here, the same is true, and magnified, at Stanford, a home for overachievers.

In one indication that Stanford students recognize the scope of the problem, the undergraduate senate recently passed a measure providing The Bridge with a stronger financial foundation: https://stanforddaily.com/2025/01/23/ugs...ng-center/

That's a good, but small, bit of progress for a big problem.  

Is Stanford making adjustments in the admissions office to select kids who have the mental makeup needed to succeed there?
What resources is Stanford putting towards helping kids manage the demands and pressures once they arrive?  
What measurables beyond number of attempted or completed suicides does Stanford use to determine whether it is making sufficient progress? 

As I explore options for my kids' future, when I visit schools with them, I plan to ask questions about these subjects because they matter to me.  It's easy to say that we want our kids to be able to attend the best academic schools available to them, but it may be more important to find schools that focus on whole person development.  When my parents sent me to Stanford, my mom said the school seemed like a good in loco parentis.  I certainly enjoyed my time at Stanford, but I'm not sure my mom's characterization was correct then or now.  What do you all think?

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Thanks for the link.  I'll use this thread as a catalyst to address mental health at Stanford and beyond.  

To this middle aged professional, life feels more demanding than ever.  But it's not just people at my stage of life, with a demanding career and young kids, who are facing the increased demands.  My kids seem to face more demands and pressures than I did at their age as well.  From what I read here, the same is true, and magnified, at Stanford, a home for overachievers.

In one indication that Stanford students recognize the scope of the problem, the undergraduate senate recently passed a measure providing The Bridge with a stronger financial foundation: https://stanforddaily.com/2025/01/23/ugs...ng-center/

That's a good, but small, bit of progress for a big problem.  

Is Stanford making adjustments in the admissions office to select kids who have the mental makeup needed to succeed there?
What resources is Stanford putting towards helping kids manage the demands and pressures once they arrive?  
What measurables beyond number of attempted or completed suicides does Stanford use to determine whether it is making sufficient progress? 

As I explore options for my kids' future, when I visit schools with them, I plan to ask questions about these subjects because they matter to me.  It's easy to say that we want our kids to be able to attend the best academic schools available to them, but it may be more important to find schools that focus on whole person development.  When my parents sent me to Stanford, my mom said the school seemed like a good in loco parentis.  I certainly enjoyed my time at Stanford, but I'm not sure my mom's characterization was correct then or now.  What do you all think?