Originally Posted by DeeDee
Yes. And there is a huge difference betweeen this process and admitting "unqualified" applicants, as the article asserts.

The article is an overt attempt to provoke.

Well...maybe, but provoking isn't always a bad thing.

I regret to say that I've seen the admission of unqualified applicants. Never mind the details, but I saw this happen. Two wealthy parents I know had a child who was, shall we say, something of an underachiever. But Mom and Dad went to fancy schools, and Child had to. So they called up College A, which was somewhere around the low end of the Tier 1 schools, negotiated a donation in exchange for admission, and presto! He got in. frown And no, the kid did not suddenly shine in college.

Last edited by Val; 11/29/12 12:36 PM.