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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Admission by testing is hardly a meritocracy.[/quote] !! Admission by testing (and teacher recs and personal essays), isn't a meritocracy? O wise one, what then would be a meritocracy by your definition?[/quote] A meritocracy considers a super-long list of criteria, not just testing only. You're the one choosing to define merit in as narrow a way as possible.[/quote] Such as....? [/quote] At the privates it is based on legacy status, family income, how prominent your father's job is, whether you have a sibling already in the school Donating to the school also helps[/quote]
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