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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the majority of smartest kids will eventually attend flagship state schools. Ivies will be a thing of the past.[/quote]
Ivies will remain what it was back before the 1960s -- well connected, mostly very wealthy white families.  The very brightest, not connected families will end up in the big flagships.[/quote]

I think that's where we're heading. Even the bulk professional class is starting to get priced out now. Harvard will be filled with very rich kids, very poor kids, and kids whose parents are willing to go deep into debt [/quote]

[b]Yes. Schools like Harvard and Yale will effectively become country clubs that run a charity for underprivileged students[/b]. Their value and reputation in the public perception will decline over time. The genuine talent will go to other schools - as they already do. But it won't matter to Harvard or Yale because their primary function is to provide networking opportunities for the rich. Wealth begets wealth. And it will continue to self-perpetuate. Socially and intellectually they will whither into mediocrity, which is already happening. But Harvard will always rule Wall Street.[/quote]

This is already how most of us have seen them for a long time. I wonder what your upbringing was, that you didn’t. [/quote]

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