Here is Aatish Bhatia, Claire Cainb Miller, and Josh Katz of The New York Times: Elite colleges have long been filled with the children of the richest families: At Ivy League schools, one in six students has parents in the […]
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Additional observations on admissions stories
The recent Supreme Court decision overturning the legality of affirmation action in Harvard admissions has been met with all kinds of reactions. There is hand-wringing and rejoicing. There is disdainful headshaking and disdainful crowing. A lot of that is about […]
Does social media hurt college applications?
A recent Washington Post piece argues that Gen Z’s “digital footprints” will haunt them. Here is Tatum Hunter: Aly Drake says she used TikTok like a diary. When she felt friendless, she’d make a video about it. When she noticed […]
Out of the Zoo: “Operation Varsity Blues”
Annie Thorn is senior history major from Kalamazoo, Michigan and our intern here at The Way of Improvement Leads Home. As part of her internship she is writing a weekly column titled “Out of the Zoo.” It focuses on life as a […]