maybe all the help people thought they wanted to give him, was exactly the problem, people like to help others yes, but it is very much how you approach the one in need that determines how he will react. If some college kid came up to me trying to reach out, i dont think i would listen either because mainly i dont think those kids had the right idea of what his problems actually are. Aswell as the professor, his main goal was to help this kid, but for what and why? and how did he try and help, tutoring him will do nothing, honestly most the time all u need is some one to sit down and just listen to what you have to say, which i think people were either like, yo kid u need to shape up and get your life on track, wich isnt what you say to someone when there struggling with issues.