<p>Realistically, why shouldn’t they have some expectations? Why not send our bright, budding authors to a highly selective writing program, our genius tinkerers to the best environments for that? I hesitate to call H conformist- no more so than a RISD, for art, or an Iowa, for writing- where you are limited by the standards of the programs, the views, practices and likes of the faculty. If we expect the elites to redefine worthy kids, why stop at admisisons? Should outliers be allowed a totally open curriculum, attendance at will, etc. Or?</p>
<p>I’m struggling to think of a place, college or other, where “best and brightest” is so openly defined that no one has to meet some sort of needs that work for the whole.</p>