Reply #12: Sometimes honors students can be under a lot of pressure

[Lisa]

I've noticed that in my classes, many of the students who freak out about not getting full marks on a test, or needing an extension on an assignment, are the ones who are used to getting A's -- and would be earning excellent grades regardless. I had one enormous guy getting in my face last semester because he "needed an A or A+ for law school and A- wasn't good enough to win a scholarship". The B and C students tend not to fret as much if they aren't ready for an exam, or are late picking up the instructions for an assignment.

p.s. Of course, I know nothing about this particular case, so I'm reserving comment until more information is available.