It varies greatly from student to student, I have found.
Where many times the Valedictorian of our graduating class has a 4.0, they are often
some of the most outgoing, involved students we have. There are others that have to
work very hard for their grades.
A Vietnamese brother and
sister who were recent immigrants and in the 8th and 9th grade, had to work incredibly
hard each day to learn the language, master the subjects and get good grades. They each
ended up going to MIT on scholarship, but they did have social issues in that there was
never much time to just hang out with friends, go to dances or
date.
For students who only work on academics, and stick to
such a rigid study schedule, yes, it could be a possibility, but I don't see many of
those students, especially now with Facebook and
MySpace.
Some of the social handicaps I've seen include
nervousness about starting conversations, or being exceptionally quiet in class, even
when called on. Sometimes they have a sense of humor or behavior that is a few grades
below where they are at in school.
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