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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Now it largely means you won the diversity lottery. Which is fine but the degrees don’t carry as much weight. [/quote] This is bullshit and diminishes the hard work of so many kids. [/quote]

No, it isn't.

It's understood that the Ivies largely see themselves now as engines of social change, and favor URMs over other students with stronger records.  There are Ivies that, for years, have only admitted students from some DC-area schools who are minorities.

That's OK.  The Ivies are private universities and they can change their admissions policies as they see fit.  And their current approach may well be preferable to their approach in earlier periods where students were admitted simply based on their pedigree and social status.

But the flip side is that their current graduates don't garner the same respect as Ivy graduates from the 70s to early 00s.  Many employers would just as happily hire someone from Maryland or Virginia Tech now as from Princeton or Brown.  Sure, they remain incredibly selective, and they are still the brass ring for some families.  But others fully understand that they aren't nearly as meritocratic as they were. [/quote]

[b]This is complete BS. What Ivy is only admitting students from DC schools who are minorities? [/b]
Interesting then that my daughter who started at an Ivy last year was amazed at the number of white and Asian wealthy kids she encountered. She had never before come across such extreme wealth. And a ton of private school kids. There are still not that many poor, first generation and Minority kids at these top schools. She also has met many recruited athletes. The football team alone at her Ivy has over 100 kids on the roster.[/quote]

Harvard and Yale, from the Sidwell class of 2022.  I can say that now, 5/1/22, because the school’s internal senior “big reveal” day just occurred.  These admits are really, really impressive by any objective measure.  I’m talking about 7-8 kids.  Race identification may have been the tipping factor or not when compared to their impressive Sidwell 2022 classmates who also applied this year and were not admitted.  [/quote]

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