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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I attended one of the Ivies and now work at a FAANG. Twelve of my college friends and current coworkers have children currently attending University of Florida. UF is definitely rising in popularity now.[/quote]

Let’s not kid ourselves. They’re attending UF because they all got rejected from an Ivy League school or knew they couldn’t get admitted.

You all can kid yourself that they’re less popular or less “meritocratic” for whatever stupid reason you want to invent. You’re all in denial. [/quote]

They are decidedly less meritocratic than they used to be, and it’s fine that people recognize that and celebrate the alternatives.

Some of the Ivies are basically hedge funds now with a side gig as universities. They discriminate in favor of URMs, athletes, legacies, and the children of big donors, and the types of kids who were their bread and butter in prior decades are looking elsewhere. [/quote]

strong vibe of “I wouldn’t want to join that club anyway”

Live with your rejection. No one is looking elsewhere voluntarily. They’re forced to look elsewhere. Big difference. [/quote]

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