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[quote=Anonymous]I have been taught at different Ivy League institutions for the past few decades. What was true in the 1980s remained true in the 1990s and the 200s and now: There is a very small group of students at the top schools (top 1-5 percent of those attending) which is truly gifted. This group was brilliant and remains so. After that tier, you have smart, motivated kids who have jumped through whatever hoops they had to in order to get admitted. Today's students have had to do many multiples of the work that was required 20-30 years ago just to be admitted. So, yes, most of them needed support from parents to achieve this (we are putting applicants through incredible pressures as everyone knows). If they show up as freshmen less independent than earlier cohorts, we really shouldn't be surprised. Nor it is such an issue. Most grow up eventually. Some don't. Life continues.[/quote]
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