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Are you aware of how much Phillip Exeter costs?
by ampdepolymerase 6y ago
Are you aware of how much Phillip Exeter costs?
- yunesj 6y agoThat’s not really relevant. Zuckerberg didn’t outperform his peers at an expensive high school because he was white. But, “for families with incomes under $75,000, Exeter is free. We pick up the cost of tuition, books and academic supplies, and we provide a stipend ... We meet 100 percent of our admitted students’ demonstrated financial need. [1]” Sadly, the idea that we live in a meritocracy is so politically incorrect that GSIs (TAs at Berkeley) are taught to interrupt a conversation where they hear a student saying “America is the land of opportunity” or “I believe the most qualified person should get the job. [2]” [1] https://www.exeter.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/tuition-financial-aid/am-i-eligible-financial-aid https://www.exeter.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/tuition-... [2] http://gsi.berkeley.edu/media/tool-recognizing-microaggressions.pdf http://gsi.berkeley.edu/media/tool-recognizing-microaggressi...
- ampdepolymerase 6y agoI was referring to the fact that Zuckerberg success was possible because of his background (his parents were both professionals, one was psychiatrist, the other a dentist), and not necessarily because of good grades. Plenty of people get good grades.