Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
It's still communicating, somehow, to the student that s/he can't possibly know what is right for him/herself, and that mummy and daddy had best make the decisions while snookums there goes along for the ride and does as instructed so that 'we' may Avoid Unfortunate Errors of Judgment.

Part of the problem is that it's difficult to achieve a steady stream of protected income sufficient so that you don't end up in effective poverty.

This is why medicine is popular.

I also think this is Wren's point, although Harvard is not actually the solution to this problem.

It's a Second Gilded Age America problem.