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not if they took your seat
by peacefulhat 4y ago
not if they took your seat
- dismantlethesun 4y agoIf you dont give the wealthy an unfair seat then they will not be in that university. Instead they will be forced to go to another private school which will receive their endowments, and soon grow to the point they can compete with elite schools. Harvard, et all will still be good schools but not the "best" schools that people die to get into.
- ameister14 4y agoWhile the universities can completely do that, they can't get an antitrust exception while they do. That's the issue here, I think. The universities are colluding with one another as regards pricing and financial aid. This was allowed under an exception to antitrust law so long as financial aid played no role in admissions. The group is alleging that financial aid, or the lack of it, plays a role in admitting rich students. If that's the case, it's possible (but not anywhere close to certain) that the universities don't qualify for the antitrust exception.
- true_religion 4y agoI didn’t think universities were excepted from anti trust laws. Do you have any idea why this was permitted?
- ameister14 4y agoAs I understand it they aren't entirely, but Section 568 of the Higher Education Act lets them communicate and act together for the purposes of determining some guidelines around financial aid. https://www.naicu.edu/docLib/20150803_Antitrust_legislation.pdf https://www.naicu.edu/docLib/20150803_Antitrust_legislation....
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- funstuff007 4y agoor the X who took your seat: - POC - child of alum - athlete - famous person or child of famous person The list goes on.