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[quote=Anonymous]I think kids should be judged within the competitiveness, level of difficulty and rigor that they have demonstrated. There are too many allowances made in the name of social mobility.

There are hundreds of schools for kids who have either not chosen or have not been aware of high rigor and competition. They shouldn’t get a free pass and dance into T50 schools. Let them go to lesser ranked schools with less rigor that matches their capabilities and demonstrated experience. Let them then rise to the occasion, get top grades, participate and compete for top EC s and then win…on their own merit..scholarships to graduate school.

It’s aggravating to see wealthy kids killing themselves to do more and more when extremely lesser qualified kids get admitted instead simply because some educators want to swap upward and downward social mobility. We should just let these AOs come in and tag the UMC kids that they want to move down the ladder in sixth grade. Tell them they have very little chance because their parents are highly educated and successful. Be transparent.[/quote]

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