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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think people are missing the point of exclusive clubs at many of these schools - they are nothing less than an extension of the overall exclusivity, most of it based not on merit, based on who you know, what your parents do for a living, what other exclusive community you have already been part of, etc. Will some great kids get in simply because they work hard, are likable and would be an asset to the club? Absolutely. Will many slots be 'reserved' for frat brothers, private school buddies, someone who dated your best friend's sister, the kid whose dad is a partner at Goldman, and so on and so on? Of course, so maybe we should stop with both the surprise and the 'of course they should work hard to get into these clubs' attitude? You know who the hardest working kids at most of the elite schools tend to be? The kids on full FA, the FGLI kids, the ones who already had to scrape and go above and beyond just to get themselves the education to be prepared and then get themselves into these schools. Are some of them in these clubs? Sure, but many of the spots are 'reserved' before they ever submit their applications, in the way a large percentage of the seats in these schools are already earmarked. Should we talk about Princeton eating clubs or Harvard final clubs next?[/quote]
Them’s a lot of words to say you think club exclusivity should be banned, as in most top SLACs. Or are you saying that’s just the way it is so suck it up? Unclear.[/quote]

Banning club exclusivity is not going to ban exclusivity.  Reality is suck it up.[/quote]

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