Article on the "value" of college and economic diversity

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<p>Thought this article was interesting, and more comprehensive, than, say, the usual commercial journalism malarky.</p>

<p>[Swarthmore’s</a> Declining Socioeconomic Diversity | Daily Gazette](<a href=“daily.swarthmore.edu domain has changed”>daily.swarthmore.edu domain has changed)</p>

<p>“If we believe that a Swarthmore education is valuable, and that it should go to the people who can benefit most and make the biggest contributions as a result of it, many of those are people whose parents don’t make a lot of money and didn’t go to college,” said Baum. “Unless you want to live in a caste society, then it’s really important to include other people in that opportunity, and we’re losing a lot of talent by leaving those people out.”</p>

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<p>being from a rich family does not mean you are not worthy of going to a school and being poor does not mean that the only thing holding you back is money!</p>

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<p>Good read. </p>

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<p>Nobody wants to be the token kid. Rather be in a larger pool.</p>

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<p>^^ That’s the theory behind the Posse Foundation program.</p>

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<p>Or is it because many have not even heard of the school, or assumed that it would be too expensive (net after financial aid and scholarships)?</p>

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<p>You have one major chip to play in your life. I’m playing the odds and going with the known winners. In reality is is more important to play cards with a future mogul than study alone. Unless you plan to be an academic.</p>