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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At what age did you learn to read? Were your parents UMC?[/quote]

(Op here): I was "gifted" for the poor rural area I came from, and was the first in my family to go to college (let alone onto grad school). I did not have academic inclinations or mentors until I went to college. That experience opened my eyes and set me on a different path. I'm deeply sympathetic to the admissions process creating a diverse class--kids of all backgrounds, including socio-economic. It truly makes the classroom far more interesting and educational for everyone. [/quote]

Yet, you come on a forum and expound upon how much better prepared private school students are.  I would agree on some level, they are more prepared to bull sh!t professors and have been well versed in how to charm authority.  They are well aware of their privilege and how to use it.  [/quote]

DP. I was a public a school kid at a university with lots of private school students. I was a NMSF, had top grades from a good public HS and was a voracious reader.  The private school kids were absolutely better prepared. They weren’t smarter, but they had better educational background. Not sure why you’re so defensive about this. [/quote]

+1 Same. I was humanities major. Public (HS) school humanities pushed memorization and getting the “right” answer. Discussion was limited to “raise your hand and answer the question.” College and Grad level is about making creative, thematic connections as you analyze the text and engaging in deep conversation. Private HS humanities classes (seem to) follow this model in the upper grades. [/quote]

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