I had a 3.7 at a prestigious private high school and got a 2100 on my SATs, but only got into my safety schools. I didn’t even think of applying to the ivies. I now go to Lafayette, which is an okay school, but I constantly have moments where I kick myself for not getting a few more A’s or trying a bit harder on my SAT prep… It’s unbelievably competitive these days. Frankly, most of the kids that I know that go to ivies were recruited there to play a sport (which is slightly maddening). Being a well rounded, intelligent and charismatic kid that got into an ivy purely based on purely academic merit (no sports recruitment, legacy, etc) is an extreme rarity in this day and age.
In my experience, not very many ppl are really trying to get into the Ivy Leagues anymore. Heck, half the time, ppl are going to a two-yr school and transferring to a state school. My local community college is actually attracting ppl from all over the Midwest cuz after you get an AA from them, you can transfer to practically anywhere in the country except the Ivy Leagues.
And I do want to hear Cara’s perspective on the “Great Unraveling.”
Overall what Cenk was saying about academics in regards to Ivy Leagues is fairly correct. However, you can still make it into nice public schools like UC Berkeley or UC San Diego by being in the top 4% of your school, which is not difficult as long as you take all the BS art classes throughout high school.
Cara Santa Maria should have been on this postgame. She could have at least provided some scientific context to bolster or find fault with Cenk’s theories. Now I’m very curious what her input would have been to Cenk’s nightmare scenario.
No, she shouldn’t have been. She is for the corporations. When Jimmy Dore can kick somebody’s ass as hard as he did Cara’s you know they are stupid and wrong.
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I had a 3.7 at a prestigious private high school and got a 2100 on my SATs, but only got into my safety schools. I didn’t even think of applying to the ivies. I now go to Lafayette, which is an okay school, but I constantly have moments where I kick myself for not getting a few more A’s or trying a bit harder on my SAT prep… It’s unbelievably competitive these days. Frankly, most of the kids that I know that go to ivies were recruited there to play a sport (which is slightly maddening). Being a well rounded, intelligent and charismatic kid that got into an ivy purely based on purely academic merit (no sports recruitment, legacy, etc) is an extreme rarity in this day and age.
In my experience, not very many ppl are really trying to get into the Ivy Leagues anymore. Heck, half the time, ppl are going to a two-yr school and transferring to a state school. My local community college is actually attracting ppl from all over the Midwest cuz after you get an AA from them, you can transfer to practically anywhere in the country except the Ivy Leagues.
And I do want to hear Cara’s perspective on the “Great Unraveling.”
I enjoyed this a lot. I am random at mini golf if I get a hole in one it’s pretty much luck.
Overall what Cenk was saying about academics in regards to Ivy Leagues is fairly correct. However, you can still make it into nice public schools like UC Berkeley or UC San Diego by being in the top 4% of your school, which is not difficult as long as you take all the BS art classes throughout high school.
I hate Harvard-Westlake.
hm. *nodding, raises eyebrows, looks down and away*. Fucking hilarious Ana.
Cara Santa Maria should have been on this postgame. She could have at least provided some scientific context to bolster or find fault with Cenk’s theories. Now I’m very curious what her input would have been to Cenk’s nightmare scenario.
No, she shouldn’t have been. She is for the corporations. When Jimmy Dore can kick somebody’s ass as hard as he did Cara’s you know they are stupid and wrong.
25% chance in what time period? Knowing Cenk it will happen in 100 years and he will come back to life just to say see I told you so
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