Maybe. It’s more like it’s what a kid’s parents do when kids can no longer be kids and are driven to start working on their college applications earlier and earlier.
There’s more to life than getting into MIT.
There’s more to life than getting into MIT.
On the other hand, if the kid is 'coached' to look/identify, as you say, it is a sad state of affairs when kids are pushed into adulthood too soon...
We have seen this for more than a decade also with the marketing practices around sexualization of fashion for younger and younger kids...