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[quote=Anonymous]I read a bit about Malcolm Gladwell's book on this topic after a few of you referenced him upthread. And wow. "Gladwell shares a story that a former dean of admissions at Harvard supposedly acknowledged the dilemma of “relative deprivation” among students at an elite university. As reported by Gladwell, [b]the dean's response was to relax admissions standards for athletes, rationalizing that it would be better for everyone if the bottom of the class academically had an alternate source of personal fulfillment from their accomplishments in sports.[/b]" https://www.achieveadmissions.com/single-post/2016-1-3-big-fishsmall-pond-david-and-goliath-by-malcolm-gladwell [/quote]
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