From 1986, starring C. Thomas Howell:
Posted on 12/04/2023 1:28:06 PM PST by SeekAndFind
This is not a good time for American higher education, but as bad as this may seem, matters are even worse. The students themselves are part of the problem when they seek admission to top schools with tactics that are at best questionable and at worst dishonest.
Dishonesty is rampant. Students will even misrepresent their race or ethnicity. This is hardly a surprise in today’s academic world that prizes diversity, and admissions officers willingly lower standards to achieve it.
According to one study, some 34% of white students admitted lying about their ethnic identify for purposes of admission or financial aid, with “Native American” being the most popular subterfuge and 13% falsely claiming to be Latino. Ten percent of these whites checked the African-American ancestry box. The deceit generally worked: 77% of those lying were admitted.
Deceit is further encouraged by “college admission counselors” to help youngsters whose families can afford to guide Junior into a school beyond his true academic abilities.
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Lori Loughlin knows all about that..................
if you can’t beat em, join em.
“Students will even misrepresent their race or ethnicity”
They are seeking to enter the academy of liars and propagandists and narrative creators—they need to prove they have been properly prepared for the challenge.
They are going to have to fake it for corporate America—might as well get that fake family history in proper order.
They’ll fit right in - maybe they can run for Congress!
Is not about how smart you are.
Professors do not care if you are brilliant.
They only want to know if you can follow the rules.
University is a game.
My SAT score identifies as 1600
They need some Jordan Peterson advice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io9xTYvfbkk
Universities used to rely on grades and SAT scores, which were mostly un-fakeable.
So they brought this on themselves.
Not lying really, just a little shading.
“Students will even misrepresent their race or ethnicity”
Overcoming structural racism against white people.
Good for them.
1200 @ 16 and smart enough to drop out of the same college at 17 as Michael McKean. My mother was a reading specialist- I could read the writing on the wall. LOL. Who’s surprised by this? The uneducated. “My people perish for lack of knowledge.”
If I want to go to your college and you say I have to be smart, I will work at being smart.
If I want to go to your college and you say I have to be non-white, I will work at projecting myself as non-white.
If I want to go to your college and you say that I have to be a believer in Marxism and the revolution, I will work at sounding like a believer in Marxism and the revolution.
Or I’ll tell you to stick it where the moon doesn’t shine and do something else with my young adulthood.
From 1986, starring C. Thomas Howell:
My late husband knew a pilot from South Africa. When he went for the face-face interview, he didn’t get the job. African American didn’t have quite the same meaning, and...quotas. We thought it was brilliant. Somebody got a reality check.
“The Border is Secure” Justifies the lying on applications?
An entire generation with one firm idea burned into their brain —
“The path to success is paved with lies. Being without integrity is the only way to the top.”
Honor, that sacred word, is not taught anymore.
Why?
Be honest, you have been playing the race card game for decades; and now, it has come back to bite you in the a**. Yeah, I am not about to be crying any tears for you guys -- you created this monster.
was a time when imposters got into school, they were weeded out after the first semester or two
now days they just give them all A’s...
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