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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]It used to be that attending Ivies meant you came from a certain social class.

For about three or four decades it meant you were among the brightest kids in the country. [/b]

Now it largely means you won the diversity lottery.

Which is fine but the degrees don’t carry as much weight. 
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The bolded sentences are the same time period. [/quote]

This is such BS. Diversity lottery my a**. The kids I know personally going to Harvard and Yale are all white except for one.  The majority are legacy or athletes or have a very famous, nationally known parent. The extracurriculars of the kids of the legacies and nationally known parents are no where near as impressive as the nonhooked kids. One of the unhooked white kids who was accepted actually distinguished themselves by doing something that got them national attention through their public service work. The other unhooked kid had more than one very strong leadership role at their school, distinguished themselves at a sport and exteacurriculars, and had a family member (not parent) who was connected to the school they were admitted too. If your kid is an excellent student like my unhooked white kid is, it is not the URM students that are getting in instead of your kid. It is the legacies, athletes, donor list, and faculty/admin kids who are getting in. Why do you think the schools are working over time to hide the data!  Why do you think middle class and wealthy families are spending so much time on coaches and club/travel sports?  They want the hook. That’s why. [/quote]

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