tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post4790177561184055866..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: "Forget Bribery. The Real Scam Is Pretending That Degrees Have Value."Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-37722301261315498592019-06-13T06:46:45.430-05:002019-06-13T06:46:45.430-05:00The Ivy League degree isn't about education. ...The Ivy League degree isn't about education. (The average grade given is an A minus.)<br />The Ivy League is all about knowing the right people, thinking the right thoughts, and repeating the right slogans. McChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10243337792601085456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-25613901704847870282019-06-12T20:57:50.403-05:002019-06-12T20:57:50.403-05:00A degree from a prestigious university is the mode...A degree from a prestigious university is the modern equivalent of a title of nobility. I blogged about this a couple of months ago: https://curtispew.wordpress.com/2019/03/13/nobility/Curtis Pewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985690703020608494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-20300236627163615942019-06-12T16:01:52.825-05:002019-06-12T16:01:52.825-05:00Like George Carlin said:"It's a big, excl...Like George Carlin said:"It's a big, exclusive club, and you ain't in it."Divemedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583007051962299381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-58643401573719205602019-06-12T11:44:33.940-05:002019-06-12T11:44:33.940-05:00@Peter:
OT, but I thought you'd like to know:...@Peter:<br /><br />OT, but I thought you'd like to know:<br />Ebola crosses into Uganda.<br /><br />https://raconteurreport.blogspot.com/2019/06/told-you-so.htmlAesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-74472319103564548232019-06-12T09:52:49.324-05:002019-06-12T09:52:49.324-05:00Yah, its the social connections as much as the so ...Yah, its the social connections as much as the so called education that counts here, unfortunatelyPoodlehordehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109917898043829791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-41824304446860014602019-06-12T09:46:15.842-05:002019-06-12T09:46:15.842-05:00Attending an Ivy League school is essentially payi...Attending an Ivy League school is essentially paying $200K for a rolodex. Its the alumni contacts in high places that assure the success of anyone who gains acceptance to the Ivy League.kurt9https://www.blogger.com/profile/02101147267959016924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-67957894463227901772019-06-12T09:37:09.437-05:002019-06-12T09:37:09.437-05:00My gut reaction to the 'scandal' was "...My gut reaction to the 'scandal' was "Oh, my! Wealthy twits are bribing their kids' way into the Ivy League. So what ELSE is new?" <br /><br />Hell, that was widely known when my late Father got his scholarship to Princeton...and that was just before WWII! He used to say that he was an early Affirmative Acton case...back when the Ivy Leave, in the name of diversity, was looking for students from beyond the Allegheny Mountains.C. S. P. Schofieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307088118631856756noreply@blogger.com