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The effective difference is that when an ineligible student is admitted as a result of a "donation", the funds are used to further the education of the students
by nwallin 7y ago
The effective difference is that when an ineligible student is admitted as a result of a "donation", the funds are used to further the education of the students who earned their spot. Whether it's new facilities, new research projects, or reduced tuition, all students benefit from a donation to the university itself.
I would rather attend a school with a $500 million endowment and a handful of idiots running around than a school with a $400 million endowment where everyone who is there deserved to be there.
- TheOtherHobbes 7y agoI wouldn't - because those idiots are going to be running around outside of the school after they've finished running around inside it. Idiots are a problem wherever they are. If a good educational pedigree gives their idiocy a patina of respectable credibility, that's a social and political problem, not just an educational one.