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Private colleges fundamentally drive inequality. Access to elite university is essentially pay to play because all admission criteria advantage the wealthy.
by JoshTko 3y ago
Private colleges fundamentally drive inequality. Access to elite university is essentially pay to play because all admission criteria advantage the wealthy.
- dbish 3y agoNot the Iveys. They have very large scholarships if your family can’t afford it and you get in.
- JoshTko 3y agoI'm referring to admission. Athletic achievement, high impact volunteer work, high impact internships, high SAT score, number of AP, essay writing, all of these require $$$ to be compete at the top level. A poor kid that has to work summers and part time during the school year cannot compete.
- dbish 3y agoThat’s why you base it on SAT and the like, and drop the other stuff. Studying for the SAT doesn’t have a huge impact
- JoshTko 3y agoThat would be great. And given that Ivys use a wide range of other criteria, mostly subjective, means that the wealthy kids have a massive advantage. SATs are probably the least differentiating criteria for Ivys as everyone is already at 1450+.