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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Princeton Review Selectivity Ratings:

Grinnell 97
Denison 95
Kenyon 95
Oberlin 94[/quote]

Any kid who goes to any of these schools is extremely fortunate and privileged. [/quote]

We need to stop using the word privileged. It suggests someone doesn’t deserve what they have. [/quote]

It doesn't mean someone doesn't deserve what they have. It merely suggests that other people might also deserve those things, but don't have access to them. Big difference. [/quote]

I disagree. The whole connotation behind privilege is that your advantage is unjustified. It’s the opposite of a right. I have a right to free speech. If it were a privilege, it would be conditional and can and perhaps should be taken away from me. Privilege is a negative concept and is certainly used in a very negative way nowadays. It’s actually a very toxic concept. [/quote]

But if it's a right, everyone should have it equally. That's my point. [/quote]

You have the right to apply to college and not have your race taken into account when they decide to admit you or not. That is the extent of your rights. I suppose if anyone is privileged it would be the students who don’t have to pay for services rendered, or more accurately the students whose costs are covered by the parents of the other students who do have to pay. [/quote]

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