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Nancy Potter's avatar

There's always affirmative action for the very wealthy. It's just the middling wealthy, whose bribes go to mid-level people like coaches (of non-revenue sports) and admission officers who get in trouble. Of course, one of the best things that could come out of this era is an understanding that the Ivies aren't all that.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Even with their enormous endowment, Harvard couldn’t pass up a sizable donation (I heard it was $2.5 million) to admit a marginal applicant

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