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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No sympathy. What losers [/quote]

I did not read them as whiny at all. [/quote]
me either. where are these comments coming from?[/quote]

People who want to blame young people for their own problems without even considering whether the system is setting them up to fail.[/quote]

It’s the same system that has been in place for two centuries.

The reality is a lot of men got by/get by coasting and they’re being out worked by girls who become women.[/quote]

1+.  The entire higher education system was *set up* by white males, and until fairly recently, 1960-70s, many prestigious institutions explicitly excluded women (and POC). It's hardly a shock that your "stats" are going to be "worse" once you let in the rest of humanity.[/quote]

Um, again, you didn't read the article because it specifically mentioned that the male students aren't less qualified - they aren't applying. [/quote]
DP... no one is preventing them from applying.  [/quote]

Are you being purposefully obtuse?  Have you read the article?[/quote]
I read a similar article. Not WSJ since it's behind a paywall.

One of the great things about this country is that you don't have to apply to college straight out of HS. You can work, go to community college, trade school.. even be a complete bum and dropout then decide to go community college, then to a four year. You can even join the military and have them help pay for college (my brother did that).

I have no sympathy for men (who are still paid more than women for the same job) who can't figure it out.

I say this as a mother of a boy and girl, and who grew up lower income.[/quote]

You have zero sympathy for 17-year-olds who feel hopeless and lost?  Got it. You sound lovely. [/quote]
The article I read basically stated that the girls were on top of their applications, but that the boys needed more hand holding.

Not that long ago men were the predominate group in college. So, what changed, really.   From what I can see, boys have more direct competition now academically.  [/quote]

This. Now that girls are finally given an equal playing field, the right (which is what WSJ represents) cries that it's unfair to boys [/quote]

I guess, if the ability to complete a college application at age 17 is the measure of college and career success.[/quote]

It's a good measure of college acceptance. Maybe the colleges should be more understanding and accept PS4 leader boards are ECs?[/quote]

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