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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Prefer the European system. It’s clear what it takes to be admitted. Students can study what they are interested in. [b]My kid wants to lock in, not be a generalist. [/b]

Here, each school makes up their own criteria that is unknowable. Holistic admissions is code for we choose who we want in a completely opaque manner. Better develop that “compelling narrative” from an early age. Bleh! [/quote]
I think this line is evident of why we have our system. It’s not that the US doesn’t want people to go on and do particular jobs, but that the quaternary sector of the economy doesn’t have that many jobs. Even a majority of engineering degree holders don’t go into engineering. Most of the well paying jobs are management positions that require strong technical and professional communication skills, and what our system is trying (and failing) at is getting everyone on a baseline level of communication and expertise across disciplines to excel no matter where they end up.[/quote]

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