[sphinx]

It’s sad to see young David’s parents setting him up for social condescension and academic failure. If the SAT ranges reported in connection with the Asian students’ discrimination case are accurate, David won’t be academically alone at Harvard, but he’ll be deep in affirmative action territory. He’ll probably end up majoring in virtue signaling. It’s a bad decision by his parents. His score, while not exciting, is somewhat above average. He would be a fine candidate at a solid state university, where he could succeed academically on his own merits.

[nathanbedford]

Social opprobrium, yes, academic rigor, perhaps not.

It appears that in the artsy crafty courses in most of our elite institutions academic rigor has been abandoned as a despised remnant of the unenlightened age before Critical Thinking. All students at Harvard are above average, all get the trophy, all get the pass to the good life.

[BobL]

While I agree that he will be competing against kids who are much, much, smarter than him, don’t be surprised if he gets a bit of ‘help’ while he’s there. Who’s to say when this crap ends.

Dershowitz, who taught there 50 years, was saying that 50 years ago a lot of people would flunk out, now no one does, and even getting a “C” is rare.

[MV=PY]

"It’s sad to see young David’s parents setting him up for social condescension and academic failure. If the SAT ranges reported in connection with the Asian students’ discrimination case are accurate, David won’t be academically alone at Harvard, but he’ll be deep in affirmative action territory. He’ll probably end up majoring in virtue signaling. It’s a bad decision by his parents. His score, while not exciting, is somewhat above average. He would be a fine candidate at a solid state university, where he could succeed academically on his own merits."

Agreed. But I'd say young David's parents failed him long ago.

[from occupied ga]

My kid (white - not faux native American like some in the Harvard tradition) went to Harvard and graduated summa cum laude. Did NOT get in due to political correctness (of course that was almost 30 years ago) and got no financial aid.

How can something be a "scholarship" if it's not based on academic achievement but based on the parents financial situation? Until I told them to FO and leave me alone (about 20 times in a row) my old undergraduate institution (not Harvard) used to call me on a regular basis wanting me to donate money to a scholarship fund. Every time I would ask them is this means tested? and the answer was always yes help some deserving kid go to "Screw U" My next question was if you're segregating kids based on lack of parental responsibility and industry why should I help someone who is probably NOT in the group of best scholars, but only in the top group of students whose parents didn't have the foresight and financial discipline to provide for their kid's college education and having been raised in that atmosphere is probably also lacking in financial discipline. That usually left them spluttering.

[central_va]

Academically Harvard is a joke. Nobody fails anymore. It’s a big party now. Once in you are part of the club. The profs are in on it too.

[miss marmelstein]

You really think he or his parents want him to succeed academically on his own merits??? They are in the process of creating a swamp creature! Lying and cheating are part of the training.

[Sacajaweau]

This kid is NOT Harvard material. He’ll find himself out of place. He’s mediocre at best. All you have to do is listen to him for a little while.