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Re:Colleges rescinding admissions offers as racist social me... by vulcan01 on Friday July 03, 2020 @10:48PM (#23729623)
> Admission is a privilege.

Can someone say this to my friends? They tend to see it as a right.

"Look at all my achievements that I worked so hard for. I must be admitted."

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Re:Colleges rescinding admissions offers as racist social me... by lsiebert on Saturday July 04, 2020 @12:09AM (#23730047)
You can say it to them yourself. I feel like one thing I learned as I got a little older is that, even if it's uncomfortable, it's important to tell people when they could do better.
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Re:Colleges rescinding admissions offers as racist social me... by toomanyrichies on Saturday July 04, 2020 @12:33AM (#23730148)
Exactly. If they can't expect to hear hard truths from their friends, who can they expect to hear them from?
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Re:Colleges rescinding admissions offers as racist social me... by dabbernaught420 on Saturday July 04, 2020 @02:16AM (#23730513)
Your friends sound like they probably believe that admission is a privilege - it's just that they also believe they deserve and have earned that privilege.
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