Unfortunately this happens en masse to Asian American students. The discrimination adcoms use against them force them to attend schools that are far too easy for them. This has positives and negatives. They can coast to a great GPA in the most competitive majors and land top jobs as a result, but they also are left feeling unchallenged.
It's a problem throughout American education, which follows the universal, comprehensive model because of cultural and political values. Primary, secondary, and even tertiary American educational systems all underchallenge advanced students.
