Brutal Admissions Year!
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Anonymous
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I recently spoke to a Washington, DC, area acquaintance who, when they asked where my child would be attending college and I told them, asked me how my child was admitted to one of the very most competitive private universities, and then swiftly responded herself -- oh, of course, you are from X State.
Of which I thought, yes, because being from X, the most populous U.S. State, and specifically from one of the two largest metropolitan areas in the U.S., really means DC had less competition. Nice comment. Is that a typically DC area, competitive snark my acquaintance was exhibiting? Her comment would have made sense only if we had been discussing DC's admission to our State flagship, which we were not. |
Anonymous
Read the book. and then come back. |
Anonymous
| Not typical among the people I know -- even wrt state flagships, which sometimes seem harder for in-state kids to get into than for similarly qualified OOS students. |
Anonymous
Yes, we are all like this, every last person in the Washington DC area. And since you are from Los Angeles, I assume you are a celebrity and have had multiple plastic surgeries? |
Anonymous
| Geez, I think you just reinforced the stereotype. |
Anonymous
Yes, she most certainly demonstrates what I fondly call a Washington putdown. The DC friend also demonstrates the Washington putdown, meant to keep you in your place. We get a lot if that here, it is part of the regional flavor. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
Everything that comes out of that woman's mouth is ridiculous. Reading her book would tell me nothing. |
Anonymous
It is nice to know you have an open mind. 
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Anonymous
I already did, when it came out. And in Spanish (very good translation; I think she wrote it in English). It is a great book. I admire her in many respects. And, yet, I believe her Affirmative Action words, at least her stance re. Wisconsin decision last year, was wrong. I'd love to see a true meritocracy at work - get rid of affirmative action, AND sports, AND legacy. Kind of the European model. If voters choose to start with AA, well, it's their democratic right to do so. |
Anonymous
vNot the other PP but I've been looking for a good book. I'll check it out. |
Anonymous
Oh, so get rid if everything but the Europe model. Very telling on your part. |
Anonymous
For undergrad? No doubt at all. Just look at any metric you care about, starting with my fav, large-scale social mobility. |
Anonymous
| Don't most European models assume a national curriculum? |
Anonymous
Sticker prices are soaring. The trick is to not go to the top-ranked school you get into. Instead, go a notch down and take a scholarship. |