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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yogi Berra would love this discussion.

Is interest in the Ivies fading? Sure, monody applies to them any more because they are too hard to get into. [/quote]

The Ivies had cachet when they were waspy elite clubby institutions. Then they had cachet when they were meritocracies. When they were no longer waspy nor meritocracies, they are not so interesting. [/quote]

+1000 I agree. All these people clamoring to get their kids into Ivies with dreams of the connections they will make and how they will be set for life. You realize when all the rich, waspy, legacy kids with the connected parents are no longer filling the classes at the ivies, your kids are no longer getting a leg into that world. Prestige isn’t about academics, it is about sharing a college experience with the wealthy and connected. [/quote]

Why aren’t the rich and connected kids filling the Ivy schools (they are BTW)?

As has been pointed out…even if they remove legacy they are still picking the next super rich kid.[/quote]

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