There is a wonderful story in local NYC tabloids today about a 15 year old sophomore at Stuyvesant who was admitted for this fall to MIT, Cal Tech and Harvard. He seems to be leaning towards MIT.
Stuyvesant is an amazing high school in NYC (the subject of a book a couple years ago entitled something like Prodigies and Pressure in One of America's Leading High Schools). Stuy only accepts something like 1 in 40 applicants (admission is by competitive exam), and this kid is already young for his sophomore class at Stuy.
I'm sure he has enjoyed Stuy, but college will probably be even more fun for him. He seems happy and well-adjusted, and mature enough for college. I always appreciate hearing about kids who are doing well, and actually getting their educational needs met.
