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I don’t actually believe that having gone to two top ten colleges.  Plenty of kids who struggled academically once admitted.
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Your anecdote is actually misinformation.  Graduation rates:

Yale University (97.5%)
Princeton University (97.3%)
Harvard University (96.4%)
Dartmouth College (95.9%)
Harvey Mudd College (95.9%)
University of Pennsylvania (95.7%)
Duke University (95.4%)
Bowdoin College (95.2%)
University of Notre (95.2%)
Amherst College (95.2%)

A breakdown of just the ivies:

https://www.univstats.com/comparison/ivy-league/graduation-rate/#

Nearly all graduate.  So the adcoms must be doing something right.

[quote=Anonymous]I also believe in a meritocracy, you don’t.[/quote]

Now this is funny.  And untrue.

The difference is what defines "merit".  I don't define what "merit" is for Harvard or Yale.  I think they get to do that.  You think you do.  That is the ONLY difference between our philosophies.[/quote]

I see the value in giving a wider range of kids access to the top schools, but that makes it less of a meritocracy, as legacies as sports admits  make it less of a meritocracy.  See how that works?[/quote]

No, I really don't.

Because the school gets to decide what is meritorious, and if they include athletic ability in their metric, that is their decision.

Just like hiring.  You don't ask for transcripts of recent college grads and then hire them by GPA.  You look at that and then decide who fits best and has the most to offer your organization.[/quote]

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