College admission scandal question

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why don’t universities ( Yale, Harvard, State schools, private schools etc) just admit everyone that wants to attend and that can pay the tuition

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Can you think of any negative effects this would have? Just one?

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Can you think of any negative effects this would have? Just one

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Not really. If a parent or student is dumb enough to go someplace that their kid is not capable of succeeding at that’s on them.

Want to run up $100,000 Yale debt for a year or two— ok have at it.

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the For profit college model has inflated the cost of a college education to ridiculous levels.

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This is a bit of a mischaracterization.

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So F it, if I’m a school i just take everyone that wants to pay.

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Lemme splain it from personal experience. As a 9th grader in HS I desperately wanted to go to college. I wasn't particular about which one. I just needed an academic scholarship because we were dirt poor.

Then, in 11th grade I took some courses at USL (now ULL) as early admissions. I thought it would be great. I was shocked to see that I was sitting in classes full of people just as retarded as my HS classmates. They were just a bit older.

It was then I decided to accept a scholarship to Centenary since they did not allow 'average' students. It was great. Not a tard on campus.

I accept the fact that rich people don't want me playing on their golf course. You must accept that fact that smart people don't like going to school with you average people.

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Or how about, art and literature majors. Same thing. What the hell does one do to make $$ with degrees like this?

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A girl going to Harvard majoring in art or lit is looking for a husband in a STEM major.

Now an example of a real idiot would be a guy going to Harvard majoring in PE. But I'm not sure if there is one.

The subsities are part of what is driving up the cost of college admissions.

Not everyone is college material. Most kids would just drag down the rest.

Exclusitivity and graduation rates.

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Again, they would eventually wash out and the schools would keep their money.

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Look, that was a below average OP. Don’t just clutch it and argue with anyone who responds.

BTW, most elite schools are nonprofit.

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Again, they would eventually wash out and the schools would keep their money.

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This was already tested in the late 60s. It was called BOG... Basic Opportunity Grants. If you had a HS diploma and no money the govt paid for your tuition.
USL had a ton of freshmen every year that had ACTs around 8 or 9. They did not attend class. They hung out in the union, shot pool, chased girls. At semester they all flunked out (as was their intent).

The unintended consequences was that with 25% of the freshmen leaving at Xmas the school had to release 30-40 faculty members every Spring semester. They had to find other work until the following Fall. It was a mess.