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<p>Big woop. It’s the same for boys, too. This is news? 
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<p>Is it a bad thing that top colleges and universities only want the best? </p>
<p>Is it a bad thing that employers are even MORE picky because, as opposed to universities that get paid BY the applicant, THEY are going to be the ones PAYING the applicant?</p>
<p>Is it a bad thing that these kids are learning that the best rise to the top, that the rest don’t, and that it’s best to be among the best?</p>
<p>Is it a bad thing for kids to learn that life is not what they see on this week’s episode of “Friends”, but rather a dog-eat-dog existence where natural selection is the brutal norm?</p>
<p>Is it a bad thing for a kid to expect to excel in those things they are naturally good at, and to want to excel at those things they find challenging? Is it bad for society to demand less than that from them?</p>
<p>In short, is it bad for them to learn that life isn’t always fair?</p>
<p>It seems to me that these girls, going beyond their very impressive HS records, are learning a very stark lesson in reality. Good for them. I am quite certain that most will succeed because, unlike so many of their counterparts in other places or with different mindsets, they’ve worked hard and risen to be the best among their group. Their opportunities will “present themselves” not out of chance, but as a result of their hard work. “Luck” is more often when preparation meets opportunity than the haphazard force it is usually described as.</p>
<p>Some of you may recall one of my earliest threads (whether with fondness or bitterness is irrelevant to me) where I reminded the new Plebers that no one cared anymore that their HS class rank was top 1%, or that their GPA was 3.99, or that they were Student Body President, or that they had earned 3 Varsity Letters, or if they had done 9 ECA’s. Why? Simple! No one cares anymore because EVERYONE there has done that! YOU’RE NOT SPECIAL ANYMORE!</p>
<p>One of my favorite USNA t-shirts is inscribed with the legend: “Destiny is not a matter of CHANCE, it is a matter of CHOICE!”</p>
<p>Welcome to reality, folks. Darwinism works on a societal level as well as a biological one.</p>
<p>What I find REALLY humorous is that the NYT actually thinks THIS qualifies as news! :rolleyes:</p>