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Why Getting Into Harvard is No Longer an Honor

• stupandaus 15y ago
  The misguided assumption here is that we live in a meritocratic world, which is simply not the case. Furthermore, even in a meritocratic world, there are many things an "old money" student will be able to offer that others will not.
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• peter_l_downs 15y ago
  > His great weakness? He’s an Asian applying for financial aid. Every single Ivy-league school has need-blind admissions; that is, an applicant's need for financial aid has no effect on their admittance (http://www.admissionsconsultants.com/college/ivy_league_financial_aid.asp http://www.admissionsconsultants.com/college/ivy_league_fina...).