. >> reporter: richard weiss of harvard and his team publishing a new report called turning the a student body obsessed with personal success over the common good. calling for sweeping recommendations to what some see as a broken college admissions body knows that the system's irrational, out of whack. painfully aware of it e college admirations just chokes all of the joy out of childhood? >> yes. i say it needs to stop. something needs to give. i can't. why not? "they" are looking for. >> reporter: chris is a senior at rye high school just north of new york city. ambitious students and a curriculum making it one of the best public schools in the nation. >> this is ap scholar national honors society. this isthropy award. >> reporter: checking off boxes prestigious universities say they scout for. he has near-perfect grades, captain of the cross country and debate teams. and spends countless hours bread of life, his parents' food pantry, even creating a chapter at his own school. >> how much sleep do you get a hours, maybe. >> he's moody. he doesn't sleep. you see fatigue. you shouldn't se