MIT moves all classes online for the rest of the semester

Re:MIT moves all classes online for the rest of the semester by marcinzm on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @09:23AM (#22545585)

>These questions are framed in the wrong way. The filter isn't cost, it's getting in, and people from middle class and poor families are at a disadvantage in terms of accomplishments.

Yes and no. In that there is correlation but probably not direct causality. For example, Asian middle and poor families seem to do fairly well in getting their kids to have the right achievements.

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Re:MIT moves all classes online for the rest of the semester by akhilcacharya on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @03:25PM (#22549475)

High correlation, yes. Poor kids don't know how. I didn't grow up poor but nobody in my circle knew how.

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Re:MIT moves all classes online for the rest of the semester by mav3rick on Thursday March 12, 2020 @11:13PM (#22564399)

Or maybe you tried and it just didn't work out ? What were your test scores ? Did you have something that set you apart academically or otherwise ? Did you castigate MITs prestige in your essay as you seem to do on HN ?

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Re:MIT moves all classes online for the rest of the semester by akhilcacharya on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @01:56PM (#22607888)

I don’t even remember the MIT essays actually. I do know that they shouldn’t be treated better than me though.

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Re:MIT moves all classes online for the rest of the semester by mav3rick on Thursday March 19, 2020 @10:03AM (#22627568)

Is there anyone who should be treated better than you ?

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