> The fault lies with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation .. who seem to expect others to do their work for them. So why was it not a problem previous y

> The fault lies with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation .. who seem to expect others to do their work for them. So why was it not a problem previous years, or with other schools? Sounds like the school decided to "randomly" start playing the whole malicious compliance card to me. I seriously do not understand anyone who supports this stuff. It's mind boggling and will be the end of US dominance, if not the eventual end of the US itself. This is just a tiny tale in a giant story that has been going on for decades. The US primary education system has been systematically ripping out merit and high achiever programs in favor of "equity" since at least the 1990's. You cannot read this article and ignore all other context.