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by chuck- 8y ago
I agree. It’s difficult for poor kids to know what schools are a good fit for them. Least, that is my experience when I applied. I barely knew what colleges were out there.
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by chuck- 8y ago
He went to a top 5 public school instead. No idea what he did after.
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by chuck- 8y ago
I wrote about it before, but the smart poor face quite the uphill battle. Friend of mine scored a 1600 on the SAT but went to one of the worst high schools in the area. He was rejected from elite universities. He couldn’t compare to those t
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by chuck- 8y ago
This is excellent news. Great to hear this.
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by chuck- 8y ago
>I think that's questionable and downplays his abilities. He won National Merit Scholarship. He scored 1590 out of 1600 in SAT. I think you underestimate how much a proper background can help you in terms of admissions to elite scho
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by chuck- 8y ago
I was referring more to potential, as opposed to what he actually did in software development. Per stories from Harvard, he had some mathematical talent. With talent like that he could have essentially pursued whatever intellectual pursuit
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by chuck- 8y ago
If Bill Gates weren’t from such a wealthy family it is likely he wouldn’t have ever attended Harvard. Grooming for Harvard and the ilk start up from an early age. It is also likely no one would know who he is today as well. He might had bee
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by chuck- 8y ago
I believe you’re making a good point that others are misinterpreting or outright dismissing: Many gifted children come from upper middle class to upper class families. I’d wager majority of the people on this site are from those sorts of fa