What would a meritocracy in higher ed look like?

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Anonymous wrote:I would look exactly like it does now, with students being chosen on the merits of criteria selected by the choosers.

Pretty much the way everything is decided.

Exactly.

And in a country where Pete Hegseth and RFK Jr can be the heads of government functions and make decisions impacting millions, I don't want to hear sh*t about meritocracy.

Joe, Kamala, Mayor Pete…some real heavyweights.

This is a joke, right?

Yes

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Anonymous wrote:It would be like Stuyvesant, which yes is completely meritocratic, but soft skills matter in the work place too.

That's what interviews should be for, rather than just alumni engagement.

Soft skills are important, but judging soft skills based on a 30 minute interview often boils down to "Is this person like me?"

Anyone who has gone through the interview process for jobs and doesn't take up the opinion that they're highly biased is lying through their teeth.