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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From about 1970 to 2015, Princeton's annual giving rate was around 60%, one of the highest among leading universities.

Over the past 10 years, however, the giving rate has declined to 44%, the lowest in about 80 years.

There are a number of factors that could account for this, but an obvious one is that recent Princeton students are less satisfied with their experience than their predecessors and less inclined to donate.  One wonders if the extreme [b]focus on admitting a more diverse range of students [/b]is actually resulting in a student body that experiences [b]more stress, enjoys their undergraduate experience less, and has less interest in maintaining ties to the school after graduation.  [/b]

It feels like a bit of a canary in the coal mine in terms of suggesting it's a place that's losing its way and in need of some major reforms, whether it's taking a look at whether the right kids are being admitted or whether the right kids are being admitted but they need to make changes to make the undergraduate experience more gratifying. [/quote]
There is literally no serious or comprehensible connection between these ideas unless you think students at Princeton are racists that have to worry about sitting next to an Iranian or Asian German student in Calc 3.[/quote]

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