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<p>The article’s primary weakness is that it makes generalizations which are unsubstantiated and not applicable to the majority of Ivy League students. Its greatest strength is that these generalizations are ring very true for a small but still significant group. </p>
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<p>Are you really prepared to argue that certain people are objectively better simply because they have higher SAT scores or a more impressive list of EC’s? This is precisely the sort of academic elitism which Deresiewicz warns against.</p>