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What exactly is the argument? Berkeley attracts people from all over the world, and they also aim to educate students from non-traditional backgrounds. Of cours
by HarryHirsch 7y ago
What exactly is the argument? Berkeley attracts people from all over the world, and they also aim to educate students from non-traditional backgrounds. Of course you need minimal cultural competency just to do your job, and it's little surprise that the institution would like to see tangible proof.
- blub 7y agoReading the article instead of just the title may prove enlightening: "Berkeley rejected 76 percent of qualified applicants without even considering their teaching skills, their publication history, their potential for academic excellence or their ability to contribute to their field. As far as the university knew, these applicants could well have been the next Albert Einstein or Jonas Salk, or they might have been outstanding and innovative educators who would make a significant difference in students' lives."
- perl4ever 7y agoOnly so many (very few relatively speaking) people can go to a given elite school. If it really matters who gets in, everyone is doomed. If it doesn't matter, then they can use any criteria they please. I happened to be looking at capsule bios of Kodak's C-level execs - I'm not sure how this compares to before their 2013 bankruptcy, but many of them seemed to have illustrious careers, and more than one went to SUNY Geneseo. Who knows, maybe one of them was motivated by being rejected by Harvard or something.