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[quote=Anonymous][quote][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I’m sorry but the Ivy League is largely just a brand today. Leftism, critical race theory, anodother PC nonsense dominate the Ivy League. Kids used to be required to have a reading knowledge of Greek, Latin, AND a modern language JUST TO GET INTO AN IVY. Standards today are a joke.[/quote]

Yes, it IS a brand, one known for excellence all over the world.  [b]If the standards were a "joke" as you say, would most of the schools still have an admit rate of single digits[/b]?

[quote]"What does one get from attending an Ivy other than professional benefits? [/quote][/quote]

Now THAT is funny.

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It’s not a real thing. “Ivy League” is just a sports conference. [/quote]

Aaaaannnndddd... it was only a matter of time before this idiot showed up.[/quote]
I am talking about academic standards.( specifically in the humanities) Low admit rate doesn’t mean a damn thing. They have low admit rates because
1.  Thousands upon thousands of students apply
2. People still see the Ivy League as providing an excellent education( albeit wrongly) and of course the professional benefits/connections are excellent so the smartest students( by today’s  standards anyway) apply.

Look up what Harvey Manssfield ( a long time Harvard professor) has to say about its academic standards. The Ivy’s used to produce great witers, orators, and statesmen(Frost, Calhoun, Adams) What do they produ now? Idiots like Bush, Hillary, Obama, Trump, Cruz etc 
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So, you can let your politics cloud your judgement.  This is America, after all, you are given that right.

But your point makes no sense.  You say the smartest students apply, and thousands and thousands of them... and they get the best career opportunities if they attend.... but they are not the best?

Forgive me but that makes no sense.

Funny thing is The Ivy League does not need me defending it here.  Most students want to attend there if they can get admitted and afford it.  There are reasons for that.  Those reasons aren't changing.[/quote]

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