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Re:It’s time to break up the Ivy League cartel by oblio on Saturday June 12, 2021 @05:21AM (#27483017)
> I don't get this. Why does one need mentorship in filling out an application. I got mine in the mail, filled them out, and sent them in. It never occurred to me I needed someone to guide me.

> My dad (MIT) did tell me many years earlier what was necessary to get into MIT: 1. straight A's 2. high SAT scores 3. an achievement in extracurricular activities

> (MIT rejected me.)

Aren't you confirming that mentorship is needed?

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Re:It’s time to break up the Ivy League cartel by WalterBright on Saturday June 12, 2021 @01:59PM (#27486239)
Good question. Although rejected by MIT, Harvard, and Stanford, I was accepted by Caltech, Dartmouth, and Johns Hopkins.
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