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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everything about college these days...from the admissions process to the day to day culture of what "matters"... seems so backwardass stupid - I'm embarrassed for the administrators and the parents buying into it all....[/quote]

Then why do you want to go to those colleges?

Part of choosing a college is choosing a community to join.  If you don't value diversity in your community, why would you want to join a community like Harvard that places a high value on it?  There are plenty of colleges you can get into based on stats alone.  Often they are less expensive.  Why not go there?  [/quote]
dp.. because many of them provide the launching pad to great careers and high paying jobs.[/quote]

Thats true, but you don't get to get that and a college of people just like you. [/quote]
ok, but pp asked, " why would you want to join a community like Harvard that places a high value on it" -- because of what I stated.

Do these colleges not understand how this kind of thing can be gamed?  Colleges keep moving the goal posts because people keep finding ways around it (like grades or SAT scores).  The "identity" question is just another goal post for students to figure out how to game.[/quote]

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