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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think with the varsity blues scandal and the Harvard sat stats per race that were released, a lot of the general public is starting to realize that ivies don’t have the best and brightest, but a lot of “hooked” kids.[/quote]

Yale has had hooked kids for a long time, like other Ivies, but it's the academic qualifications of the unhooked kids that has taken a nose dive over the past 20 years.

There was a period when the Ivies embraced the idea of a meritocracy, and the best and the brightest both gravitated towards and typically ended up at Ivies.  Then Yale and its peers pivoted towards promoting diversity over merit.  [/quote]

You are nuts.  These kids are intimidating.  Half of them could probably go directly into impressive jobs tomorrow and do well.[/quote]

Yes, the kids who attended 20 years go were intimidating. Definitely not so today.[/quote]

LOL 20 years ago they were your peers or close to it. Now theyre just kids.[/quote]

Are you kidding me? I went to Yale 20+ years ago and I don't think I would get in today. [b]Acceptance rates are way down[/b]. [/quote]

For whites and Asians.

Way up for blacks.[/quote]

My apologies, need to correct the above.

Way down for: Unhooked whites and Asians.

Way up for: Blacks and athletes.[/quote]
https://www.jbhe.com/2021/01/black-first-year-students-at-the-nations-leading-research-universities-2020/
That isn't always true, some schools have lower acceptance rates for black students. Like Emory and Georgetown.  [/quote]

I see now why PP didn’t want to post the data. It contradicts the claim. Acceptance rates appear to be going down not up.  From the article:

At nine of the 12 universities that supplied acceptance rate data to JBHE, the Black student acceptance rate was higher than the acceptance rate for all students. In the past, the differences in acceptance rates at some universities were quite large. But now, the differences are usually very narrow. Again, this may reflect a concern over the threat of litigation if there is a perception that a particular racial or ethnic group is receiving an edge in the admissions process.[/quote]

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