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The 40% number can be a bit misleading because most are not George Bush types. In the 21st century, they mostly tend to be smart and ambitious students who are
by finolex1 4y ago
The 40% number can be a bit misleading because most are not George Bush types. In the 21st century, they mostly tend to be smart and ambitious students who are children of Ivy league educated professionals. These kids have been raised in an environment that prioritizes achievement and professional success.
Source: Anecdotal experience from the legacies I met during college. I don't have hard numbers to back me up, but you can look at the 25th percentile SAT scores and they aren't too low.
- colinmhayes 4y ago> ambitious students who are children of Ivy league educated professionals This describes Bush to a t. I left out the smart part, but I'm not convinced that W is some sort of idiot.
- spacemanmatt 4y ago> I'm not convinced that W is some sort of idiot. His Presidency took care of that for me
- blagie 4y agoHaving worked with people in positions high positions, it's very hard to tell: - an idiot from someone pretending to be an idiot (e.g. for likeability) - someone smart from someone pretending to be smart, by virtue of a high-performance team behind them prepping them It's showbiz.
- spacemanmatt 4y agoHe was on display for 8 years. Some truth leaked out.