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Tag: Wealthy Students
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Redefining Merit
Following the college admissions scandal, countless thought pieces have addressed inequity in college admissions. Understandably, many are angry that wealthy families can literally buy their children into a university, while underrepresented, low-income students are seen as given unfair consideration when admitted to highly selective institutions. Too often, racially underrepresented low-income students are seen as βpityβ admits β encouraged to depict their life-story as one in need of intervention from a particular college or university.
April 25, 2019
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Any Person, Any Study, but at What Cost?
In an editorial titled βAn Ode to the Rich and Legacies,β a current undergraduate at my alma mater connects the aftermath of the recent college admissions scandal to the idea that despite preferential treatment wealthy students receive, they are underappreciated from their lower-income peers.
March 27, 2019
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