True. I was in college in the late 90s. My oldest kid is 8. The people whose kids are going to college now came up at a time when getting into those schools was the pinnacle of achievement and merit...and those scores and accomplishments would have been more than enough. I definitely see things differently for my kids when it will be their time 10+ years from now. This guy still believed that merit trumps all. The red pill moment for him is discovering that is not the case.

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Posted by conservativewifeymom

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Member since Oct 2012

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Posted on 2/10/19 at 5:53 pm to WesternChauvinist

When you have places like Georgetown with students voting to tax themselves for 'slavery reparations,' Ivy League places suspending classes to allow students to 'protest' something or other, etc. it's time to re-evaluate the entire approach and turn things on their heads. Go to a state/safe school, get a degree in something solid that has a future, and save your $$ for a down payment for a house after graduation. Most young people can't afford to buy a house because they don't have the savings for a down payment.

Let the Ivies and their cousins keep their cretins!

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Posted by tiggerthetooth

Big Momma's House

Member since Oct 2010

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Posted on 2/10/19 at 9:39 pm to WesternChauvinist

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True. I was in college in the late 90s. My oldest kid is 8. The people whose kids are going to college now came up at a time when getting into those schools was the pinnacle of achievement and merit...and those scores and accomplishments would have been more than enough. I definitely see things differently for my kids when it will be their time 10+ years from now. This guy still believed that merit trumps all. The red pill moment for him is discovering that is not the case.

Part of the problem too is watered down HS grading systems and standardized testing no longer carries the same weight it once did.

Most people can afford to send their kids to SAT and ACT prep courses that can increase their scores. Theres also a ton of resources out there even if a student doesnt sign up for a prep course.

Ivy league schools admit a ton of legacy students as it is. Then you have athletes that get in with below standard scores. Then you have the minority/diversity quotas...leaves very little room for the true merit students.

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