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Re:Harvard Quietly Amasses California Vineyards and the Wate... by coliveira on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @04:21PM (#18659011)
Ivy Leagues are clubs. People are not paying for education, but for the price of participating in the club.
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Re:Harvard Quietly Amasses California Vineyards and the Wate... by Konnstann on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @05:10PM (#18659448)
Ivy League undergraduates are paying for participation in the club. Ivy League grad students are paying (in the case of masters) for access to research institutions with top PIs and vast resources, as well as connections in their field.
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Re:Harvard Quietly Amasses California Vineyards and the Wate... by krastanov on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @04:35PM (#18659140)
Most Ivy League schools are "need-blind" for admission and have great financial aid. You do not need to pay to join the club if you can not afford it.

On the other hand, if your family is wealthy, you probably went to a great high school which does correlate with getting into an Ivy.

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