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UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors to donors

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Re: UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors to donors

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post #3

Not surprising at all; however, I am curious how someone who didn't meet the admissions criteria is able to graduate CAL with a passing GPA...

If they can manage to make "student athletes" pass classes they’ve never been to (and who they pay tuition for) then how hard do you think it would be for someone that’s actually paying to go there?

Re: UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors to donors

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Upon close examination I think we would find the ALL schools do this.

This is just a symptom of the underlying problem with our education system in the US. It’s no longer about educating but about $. When the almighty dolla gets in the way judgment is clouded.

Come to think of it... maybe this happens in politics and medicine too? ;)

Re: UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors to donors

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post #3

Not surprising at all; however, I am curious how someone who didn't meet the admissions criteria is able to graduate CAL with a passing GPA...

For most top schools, getting in is much harder than graduating for a student who would remotely reasonably consider the school.

In this case, the students are alleged to have been less qualified which does not imply unqualified.

Re: UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors to donors

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This should not be surprising, especially considering that popular culture has portrayed this practice overtly for decades.

For example, how many movies or sitcoms have you heard a phrase a long the lines "My boy is going to ____ just like I did."

Re: UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors to donors

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post #15

I thought this was common practice in US universities, in the form of so called 'legacy admissions' [1]? [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_preferences

Goverment-run universities presumably have slightly less ludicrously corruption-condoning rules in place.

Re: UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors to donors

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post #15

I thought this was common practice in US universities, in the form of so called 'legacy admissions' [1]? [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_preferences

Since Berkeley is public, there's an expectation of more fairness.

... I'm more surprised it was only 64 kids.

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