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If Dad gifts a new building on campus you odds at getting accepted go up tenfold.
by chipsrafferty 1y ago
If Dad gifts a new building on campus you odds at getting accepted go up tenfold.
- s1artibartfast 1y agoI dont see why that is ever considered a problem. They are literally a private institution selling a service. Why shouldn't you be able to pay your way to the front of the line.
- BobaFloutist 1y agoIt's fine as long as they're open about it. It's when they say "We're a very selective institution that only accepts the academic best of the best from the entire world" and then also allow pay to play, clarifying "Also the people whose parents donated us buildings juuuuust so happen to be the academic best of the best from the the entire world" that people start to question just how selective admission really is, and just how world-class their student body and standards really are. If they kept stats on who was an endowment/legacy admit and gave them a different colored diploma so people could filter them out when assessing things like grades and graduation rate and they didn't effect the curve I think there would be less criticism of the process.
- s1artibartfast 1y agoI think they do keep stats on legacy admits. I dont see why they would get different diplomas provided they complete the same coursework. If they are inferior, they should only help others on the curve. I do think they would be more upfront about options for entry.
- BobaFloutist 1y ago>If they are inferior, they should only help others on the curve. Not if they're given unearned grades
- SR2Z 1y agoEveryone at Harvard is given unearned grades. It's the poster child for GPA inflation. I forget the exact stat, but I think the median GPA there is about an A-.