Re:Harvard University is fighting to keep its admissions pro...
by guard0g on Thursday July 05, 2018 @04:14PM
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Probably not beyond norm...most college graduates don't know what to do when they graduate!
Re:Harvard University is fighting to keep its admissions pro...
by scottlocklin on Thursday July 05, 2018 @05:22PM
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That's an interesting perspective, but I wonder if the kids who actually get in based on merits other than test-taking are any better. My anecdata is that they are not.
Re:Harvard University is fighting to keep its admissions pro...
by Apocryphon on Thursday July 05, 2018 @05:41PM
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It's particularly relevant to tech because there is the concern that technical interviews, poorly structured, are creating a culture that favors admitting candidates who optimize for passing technical interviews.
Re:Harvard University is fighting to keep its admissions pro...
by echaozh on Friday July 06, 2018 @10:24AM
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Hmm, you may or may not be Chinese born or Chinese descendant,but your remark is still racist in the sense that you think the Chinese people are large the same and they're different from other people. It doesn't matter if you think the Chinese people are good or bad, it's racist.
Most of my extended family is Chinese-born. This cohort (educated, upper middle class and above) definitely raises better test-takers. They are statistically much less likely to divorce and much less likely to be on public assistance. I value these traits enormously myself.
It is not clear to me they are better children. Personal anecdata shows that many of these kids were raised with such obsessive concern with getting into Ivy League colleges that they are not complete adults, and often don't know what to do with their lives when they graduate.