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In Europe they make tests and those who score best are admitted. The dean has a small list (10 out of 1000?) that they can admit freely. But I guess if scoring
by rvba 3y ago
In Europe they make tests and those who score best are admitted. The dean has a small list (10 out of 1000?) that they can admit freely.
But I guess if scoring was objective, then mostly Asian and Jewish people would be admitted?
So the system is rigged?
- mynegation 3y agoSome European test systems were rigged as well. https://arxiv.org/abs/1110.1556 https://arxiv.org/abs/1110.1556
- protastus 3y agoFollow the money. The boutique US universities are private institutions sitting on unbelievably large endowments. They're strange hybrids between school, hedge fund and country club. Admission is a committee driven process to decide who can join the very exclusive club. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_the_United_States_by_endowment https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_univers...
- whatshisface 3y agoI wonder if they select against people who are too likely to spend their lives tinkering in their garages to have any chance of making a several million dollar alumni donation.