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Education

marble falls

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2. Nothing wrong with that picture on the face of it ...

Reply to Mr.Mystery (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 4, 2022, 07:58 AM

Oct 2022

... as long as they fill all open slots, and the criteria rejects the deficient, they are pulling the best.

Are you suggesting Harvard is a snap party school and the education is a secondary after thought?

If the tuition is sky high, and the education is second rate, why are they rejecting more than 80% of applicants (who mostly would have no problem with the tuition)?

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The Colleges that turn away the most students are ranked "the best." Mr.Mystery Oct 2022 #1

Nothing wrong with that picture on the face of it ... marble falls Oct 2022 #2

Well . . . if the goal of higher ed is "social good" Mr.Mystery Oct 2022 #3