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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From the subheading:

“Once ladders of social mobility, universities increasingly reinforce existing wealth, fueling a backlash that helped elect [b]Donald Trump[/b].”

LOL. There’s a connection between the rankings and Trump’s election? Who knew?[/quote]

Obviously, it's not a direct connection. But it is fair to say that yes, there is hostility toward elite institutions that are no longer accessible to average people.

For example, it is very difficult for an average student from Ohio or Michigan or Texas to even gain admission to their state flagship. That is a marked change from 30 years ago when their parents were growing up -- and yes, it breeds class and economic resentment. Increasingly people feel that the system is rigged against them.

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Don't think that is true for Texas. Much easier to get into UT-Austin in-state.[/quote]

It's easier than it is from out of state but it is still far from easy (and more difficult than it used to be). In-state students in the top 10% of their high school classes used to be guaranteed admission but now only the top 7% have that guarantee. This means a lot of strong students from more competitive high schools are denied admission. Many attend a satellite/less competitive UT campus freshman year & then are able to transfer to the Austin campus the next year but that is far from ideal (& not something students of a similiar caliber would have had to do a generation ago).[/quote]

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