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[quote=Anonymous]Income disparity and this year being the top of the demographic cliff.  Lots of kids born into UMC households going to private or UMC HS with strong curriculums and are working flat out, and are way above where I was in terms of college prep when I got into Duke, Davidson, UNC and Wake (NC student).  On the other side, lots of poor kids whose parents lack a decent social safety net, starting in cr@pay childcare and going to underfunded HSs and getting a cr@ply education and graduate lacking basic skills.

The Common Apps means the UMC haves are all fighting for the same 25 colleges (at a time when more kids are Hs seniors than ever before).  While on the other hand, the MC/LMC have nots can barely read.

Add in the ongoing fallout from COVID shutdowns, when UMC parents set up desks in quiet areas and monitored progress and LMC had 5 kids with cr@pay WiFi trying to learn in the same room, all overseen by a 14 year old, while Mom (no Dad around) reported to work.

Income disparity hasn’t been this bad since Robber Barons + demographic cliff peaked this year.  The second will solve itself. I think the first is a real problem for this country. A permanent underclass isn’t ultimately good for anyone but the Broligarchs.

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