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The good thing about post-commie unis is that we have entrance exams,period. Not a fuzzy opaque admission system from UK/US where they do 'hire talks' And no g

The good thing about post-commie unis is that we have entrance exams,period. Not a fuzzy opaque admission system from UK/US where they do 'hire talks' And no grade curving nonsense You study,you score points and you either get in or not. The only way money can help is by hiring extra tutors to prepare you for exams - but a lot of my classmates at top polish polytechnic were poor as fuck,just brilliant. The admission system works (the unis themselves have a lot of issues though)

orf 11y ago
> Not a fuzzy opaque admission system from UK/US where they do 'hire talks' And no grade curving nonsense We don't do 'hire talks', you get in based on your grades and essentially a letter you write about yourself and your interests. The latter being important because there is more to you as a person than your UCAS points.
- jazzyk 11y ago
  You have not applied to college recently, have you? The times when colleges applied reason/merit to the admission process are long gone. These days they are racketeering, politically-correct, quota-driven businesses where educational excellence is less and less important. Other "important" factors which impact your admission chances are: - your race (Asians usually discriminated against), - your gender (both females and males can be discriminated), - your state of residence (quotas for local residents), - your country of residence (overseas students typically are rich and parents pay full tuition), - your athletic prowess in a particular sport (if you are a semi-pro, you are golden). Harvard does not make it a secret that a significant number (30%, I think) of slots is reserved for "legacies" and athletes. The rest are very good students (who managed to impress the admissions with some unusual after school activities), who make up for the legacies/athletes.

orf 11y ago

> Not a fuzzy opaque admission system from UK/US where they do 'hire talks' And no grade curving nonsense We don't do 'hire talks', you get in based on your grades and essentially a letter you write about yourself and your interests. The latter being important because there is more to you as a person than your UCAS points.

jazzyk 11y ago
You have not applied to college recently, have you? The times when colleges applied reason/merit to the admission process are long gone. These days they are racketeering, politically-correct, quota-driven businesses where educational excellence is less and less important. Other "important" factors which impact your admission chances are: - your race (Asians usually discriminated against), - your gender (both females and males can be discriminated), - your state of residence (quotas for local residents), - your country of residence (overseas students typically are rich and parents pay full tuition), - your athletic prowess in a particular sport (if you are a semi-pro, you are golden). Harvard does not make it a secret that a significant number (30%, I think) of slots is reserved for "legacies" and athletes. The rest are very good students (who managed to impress the admissions with some unusual after school activities), who make up for the legacies/athletes.