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A comment on UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors to donors. Parent comment

Re:UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors t... by NullPrefix on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @05:19PM (#24560062)
>I think these universities should accept that they are providing an education, but they are selling prestige, and split their admissions into two pots

These universities also provide valuable networking opportunities. Would it be appropriate to completely segregate the pots so that they couldn't network?

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Re:UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors t... by Uhhrrr on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @05:24PM (#24560117)
That's where the value comes in, right? Bright people meet people with capital and valuable social networks and vice versa.
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