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Re:Cal State will no longer require math and English placeme... by metaphor on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @08:28AM (#14967897)
A distinct flavor of hubris arises from self-proclaimed brilliance being so easily impaired by a silver spoon that isn't quite as shiny.
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Re:Cal State will no longer require math and English placeme... by greeneggs on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @09:10AM (#14968333)
Yet it is certainly true. More than the professors, I think the peer group matters in pushing students to their full potentials.
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Re:Cal State will no longer require math and English placeme... by leereeves on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @10:01AM (#14968875)
It probably has more to do with the simple name of the university opening doors.

Investors and employers will give more to a Harvard grad than to an equally accomplished state-school grad.

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