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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also went to Princeton but I fear the current Princeton is not the same. Sure, I could also rattle off a list of students from very different backgrounds and I'm sure current students could as well. But there are plenty of other schools that can boast the same thing. My concern about Princeton is that the students I see there now are being funneled into careers in finance. Some of that is fine and I had some friends who went that route. But they were definitely in the minority and I saw classmates go into journalism, academia, public service and teaching. That has become more rare as the student body has become more preprofessional. I would counsel an applicant who wants the kind of rich intellectual atmosphere you describe (and I would only quibble with your description of Peter Singer as conservative) to look at SLACs.[/quote]

The rich academic environment and an ultimate career that earns a good income are not necessarily mutually exclusive.  At Yale -- which has an intellectually curious academic and artistically rich atmosphere -- there is an ongoing debate as to whether too many kids go into finance.  An often missing piece of the debate relates directly to the socio-economic diversity of these schools.  Sure, if you are Thurston Howell IVth you might go Wall Street, but you don't need to.  But if you are the kid on financial aid whose parents still had to kick in money they could have used for vacations or retirement savings, you may think Journalism is noble but when you find out the bleak job prospects, starting out with a good paying job may not sound so bad.  Economic independence, pay back student loans, treat your parents to nice birthday and holiday gifts -- these may be givens for most of the kids who attended ivies 30 years ago but they are not givens for many of the students today.  [/quote]

Most of my friends from East La ended up on Wall Street, paying loans, then pulling their immediate and extended family out of poverty.  I thought one was dead because he established a scholarship in his name for kids like him.  Their kids can go to Princeton with no debt, paying full freight, and fight for social justice.  Reminds me of the hypothesis that having more AA docs in medical school would mean they would go back to minister to their "own communities."  Hell no.  Doesn't make them any less smart or less diverse just having less options upon graduation - and seeing how the other half lives on the Street, understanding rich white people, gives their kids an advantage and they will have the option to do anything they want............[/quote]

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