What should colleges do to manage the increase in apps?

MWolf
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 21:39:20 +0000

Again, the Ivies are excellent colleges, and most of their students are absolutely great. However, they are not the Pinnacles Of Academic Excellence that they claim to be, nor are their students The Best Of The Best Of The Best, nor are the majority of the students accepted because they are the Very Best Of American (or World) Youth. Most are highly privileged, and for the very large majority, their acceptance is the result of that privilege.

The fact that they likely beat out three or four other privileged kids for their place should be enough for them, instead of pretending that they beat out 25 kids, all who were playing on the same even playing field.

For the non-privileged students at the Ivies - I am pretty impressed with them, and I’m not easily impressed.

PS. I’m also not telling the privileged kids that they should turn down their acceptances. A person never knows when their luck may run out, so they should take advantage of it while they can. In any case, their place will not be given to a non-privileged person.