Celebs at Brown

js416256
Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:20:17 +0000

Personally, I think the presence of celebrity children at Brown demeans the college because while many colleges recruit legacies, famous families, etc., when a celebrity attends a college that college gains a high level of notoriety for accepting privileged students over normal hardworking students. While the number of celebs at Brown doesn’t even break 10 students, it hurts the public perception of Brown making people believe that it is something other than the amazing learning institution that it really is.

I understand the basis behind admitting famous students to a university despite their qualifications and as realistic as I try to be, a part of me will always be angered by students who take the spots of more qualified students (whether they are celebs, legacies, athletes, or URMs).

So far the people I have met from the class of 2011 have been everything I expected them to be: diverse, intellectual, independent, and thoughtful. So maybe this rant is just me being overly dramatic.