Holistic Admissions at Berkeley

[Pizzagirl]

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Well, the elite MADE the elite schools. It is access to connections the elite provide which is often touted as a benefit of an elite school. The elite at full pay make it possible for the non-elite to be subsidized. The elite educators wish to teach at the elite schools so they can have elite status. The elite faculty are by sheer association and employment elite. Chances are a job offer will come from some elite’s parents, grandparents or business associates who already travel in elite circles. And let’s not forget the exposure to mega elite life partners.

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<p>Are you defining elite as having money, or are you defining elite as a certain class (which may or may not have money, and often has less money than some other sectors of society)? </p>

<p>The guy who gives $20 MM to his alma mater State Directional U to build a new building - is he any less elite in one sense that the guy who gives $20 MM to his alma mater Harvard? Does it matter?</p>