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Family connections as a form of merit, interesting! > non-academic factors, including athletics, character, and family connections Rural and elite students, b
by paulsutter 8y ago
Family connections as a form of merit, interesting!
> non-academic factors, including athletics, character, and family connections
Rural and elite students, but NOT children of engineers?
>Harvard’s open preference for... strong athletes and the children of alumni, faculty, and donors... Harvard may, for example, favor students from rural communities and disfavor the children of engineers.
- sonnyblarney 8y agoThe Eng. and Rural bit may simply be a matter of trying to spread the field. Growing up in a rural area, 'Harvard' is just some place you hear about from TV, few think they can get it. In a way it's kind of like economic classism, but from a different angle. As for 'family' ... Queen's U in Ontario does this because they think there is value to that kind of coherence. I believe this to be true, at least to the point wherein a Uni should be able to do this if they want. Obviously, problems arise when it gets to elitism (!) but at face value there's something to it. It's a tricky subject no matter what. Admissions at Harvard has to be in some ways one of the worst jobs in the world as I suggest they'll be right in the middle of the culture wars from here on in.
- akhilcacharya 8y agoThis is true. I’ve seen many college confidential posts with rural admits - it’s an underrated part of the AA discussion that gets ignored in the racial animus.