Re:MIT to no longer consider SAT subject tests in admissions...
by walshemj on Friday March 20, 2020 @06:17PM
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You mean average white middle class kids who have "smooth talking, photogenic, well-connected parents" who can pay for the tutoring?
This is like the old Uk secondary Modern vs Grammar schools - but with the total destruction of the skilled vocational path.
It interesting that if I had staying Birmingham (UK) my mum was keen to use family connections to get me into King Edwards :-)
For those not familiar with the UK education hierarchy its always in the top 3 in the entire UK and was Tolkien's old school - Rich Thickos go to Eaton
This is like the old Uk secondary Modern vs Grammar schools - but with the total destruction of the skilled vocational path.
It interesting that if I had staying Birmingham (UK) my mum was keen to use family connections to get me into King Edwards :-)
For those not familiar with the UK education hierarchy its always in the top 3 in the entire UK and was Tolkien's old school - Rich Thickos go to Eaton