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...”The cost of this idiocy is going to mount over the coming years.”...

You are so correct in calling this idiocy. The hatred of college administrators toward traditional common sense is Orwellian as everything they act on seems to be just opposite to any principles of normal logic. No nation can survive under such idiocy. We are on the verge of coming under dictatorship which the academics want because they think they will be a part of the rule that way. They need to do an intense study of history to see how their ilk fares under such conditions. We all know why they do not want the brilliant in their colleges..It is because the brilliant tend not to be sheep and are less susceptible to brainwashing.

In all fairness, I would not take it out on them totally. Some are definitely complicit, but many (most) know better. Part of it is the top tier leadership of many colleges or college systems (Univ of XXX + satellite campuses) is dedicated to diversity at any cost. This, in turn, is driven by Federal regulations that control financial aid and other types of funding. So, they have to dance to the music as it were. Probably a lot of them work quietly behind the scenes to limit the damage.

The other thing is, no matter what kind of “bonus” these students get on paper, I doubt that many of these Ivy League schools will fundamentally change. It’s just lip service. The ones that will really suffer are the middle and lower tier state schools who can’t finesse the stats as well.