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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was a middle class kid at Princeton 25 years ago and it was clear to me then that I —and my MC friends—were brighter than the UMC private school kids who seemed like a dominant strain within the class. In fact we were often amazed by how dumb some of the UMC NY/DC/LA kids seemed. Yes, they had traveled and eaten sushi and we hadn’t, but they were not academic competition.

FWIW Princeton has studied the effect of a Princeton education, and poor or MC kids achieve enormous social mobility from it. It doesn’t make much of a difference for UMC kids. [/quote]

And this is 100% why Princeton should continue doing this.  They are identifying who they believe can make a difference and giving those kids an opportunity that will likely change the trajectory of their life (and that of their family and future generations).  It has a huge impact.  The UMC kids will excel no matter where they go.

Princeton is not admitting idiots (except maybe some really rich kid whose parents donate a ton).  [/quote]

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