Yale vs. Texas A&M

lexlee
Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:39:06 +0000

Please, lets get down to the nub of it. Yale is a “badge school”. So is Havard, most of the Ivies, some other top universities and Lacs. What is meant by a badge school? Simply put,a student may get a great education, grow intellectually, emotionally and gain social intelligence, but most of all one acquires a badge that can, and very often is used to gain entry into the elite circles of “whatever” interest them. So much for meritocracy. Very often this group is neither the best or the brightest. On balance they are a great group of students, obviously, but so are other highly intelligent, and horror, horror, “well rounded students” toiling away at excellent schools, you fill in the blank. I would rather have 95, 96th 97th percentile sat scorers, well rounded students “running the world”, in responsible leadership positions in whatever field, as opposed to badge school students in a heartbeat. We all bemone a lack of leadership, in government, business, ect. Look where so many of todays "leaders went to undergrad or graduate school. Yes you guessed it, BADGE SCHOOLS. It doesn’t add up. These schools have become caricatures of themselves. What a shame.