Regarding the last post: Maybe Today’s Kids ARE That Smart
Ivy League Crunch Brings New Cachet to Next Tier (nytimes.com)
Yeah, uh, my point now stands more firmly.
It’s worth passing on that most of these kids will, at least for a brief period of time, end up working for free, working for minimum wage, or working at a temp job. AFTER Harvard, Lehigh, etc. The purpose will not be to achieve a character building experience - no, it’ll be because that’s what needs to be done to get into the workforce nowadays. And no, it’s not good for anyone financially, especially with all those college loans to pay. So there’s some deep irony there.
It’s good to see, though, that universities which haven’t been featured in dozens of movies (*cough*HARVARD*cough*) are getting a higher profile out of today’s trends. It’s a good thing and I can’t complain about it, so I have nothing left to write. 