Sad, and there is some truth here. There seem to be many entrances into higher education. 1. the good old fashion way: Good Grades, Good Test Scores, and outside activities. 2. the athletic entry, with or without scholarship, 3. Legacy – Great Grand Daddy all his offspring attend and some of us have contributed during fund raisers, 4. Legal bribery – Daddy or Granddaddy gives enough to fund a new library or other facility, 5. Your ethnicity helps the school attempt to look like America, 6. The newly discovered method of outright illegal bribing of coaches from minor sports tell the admissions office that you are needed for the team even thought you can’t swim, and your SAT Tests were taken by Ringers. Unfortunately the Ivies, Stanford, Northwestern, Colby, Cal, Whitman, USC, and Williams can take only of small portion of those who wish to attend, and they might have to go to gasp – Western Michigan or Arizona State where their parents may well have gotten a good education.
That’s the ONLY way that moronic Agent Orange COULD have ended up in a college. If it wasn’t for Fred’s Money, he’d either be assistant manager of the worst McDonald’s in the world, or he’d be running a 3-card Monte game on a street corner in the Bronx…
A good part of the reason that many Silicon Valley employees are from India is that tech companies misuse the H1B visa to import people from there. Not sayin’ they’re not good, just that initially at least they are willing to work for a significantly lower salary than an American tech person.
While I am enraged by the idea of lazy kids cheating to get in, I’m curious as to how they get to STAY in. If a kid doesn’t perform to standards in my university classes, he’s outahere.
Here in South Carolina we don’t get involved with all y’all’s rants. We have minimally adequate education – and proud of it! Cheap labor – we’re your best bet – Be Best!
brwydave Premium Member about 5 years ago
Sad, and there is some truth here. There seem to be many entrances into higher education. 1. the good old fashion way: Good Grades, Good Test Scores, and outside activities. 2. the athletic entry, with or without scholarship, 3. Legacy – Great Grand Daddy all his offspring attend and some of us have contributed during fund raisers, 4. Legal bribery – Daddy or Granddaddy gives enough to fund a new library or other facility, 5. Your ethnicity helps the school attempt to look like America, 6. The newly discovered method of outright illegal bribing of coaches from minor sports tell the admissions office that you are needed for the team even thought you can’t swim, and your SAT Tests were taken by Ringers. Unfortunately the Ivies, Stanford, Northwestern, Colby, Cal, Whitman, USC, and Williams can take only of small portion of those who wish to attend, and they might have to go to gasp – Western Michigan or Arizona State where their parents may well have gotten a good education.
Masterskrain Premium Member about 5 years ago
That’s the ONLY way that moronic Agent Orange COULD have ended up in a college. If it wasn’t for Fred’s Money, he’d either be assistant manager of the worst McDonald’s in the world, or he’d be running a 3-card Monte game on a street corner in the Bronx…
pamela welch Premium Member about 5 years ago
Sadly accurate Chris :-(
casonia2 about 5 years ago
A good part of the reason that many Silicon Valley employees are from India is that tech companies misuse the H1B visa to import people from there. Not sayin’ they’re not good, just that initially at least they are willing to work for a significantly lower salary than an American tech person.
walfishj about 5 years ago
How is this any different from what colleges do to recruit athletes?
NeoconMan about 5 years ago
While I am enraged by the idea of lazy kids cheating to get in, I’m curious as to how they get to STAY in. If a kid doesn’t perform to standards in my university classes, he’s outahere.
JohnHarry Premium Member about 5 years ago
Here in South Carolina we don’t get involved with all y’all’s rants. We have minimally adequate education – and proud of it! Cheap labor – we’re your best bet – Be Best!