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[quote=Anonymous][quote]some bright students don't apply [to Princeton] because of its reputation for social exclusivity, as most obviously perpetuated by the "bicker" tradition at a half-dozen selective eating clubs (if all the clubs operated on a sign-in or lottery system, this would be a non-issue). Students who apply to Ivies obviously aren't put off by their academic selectivity or exclusivity; in fact they covet it. But the selective eating clubs send a message that, no matter how smart you are, you can be excluded based on a comparative lack of social connections or skills, and that's not the message some high-achieving kids want to hear. Even if the short-term impact of doing away with the selective clubs would only be to increase the number of applications every year by a few thousand, and drop the admissions rate to below 6%, it's not something the administration should ignore.[/quote]

Can someone explain what exactly an eating club is? What % of the class ends up getting a [i]bid[/i] to an eating club? Is the process super humiliating or something? Thanks.[/quote]

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