▲ 553 ▼ Texas Girl Born in Jail Heading to Harvard After Graduating at the Top of Her Class (people.com) submitted 2 years ago by Pat12@lemmy.world to c/upliftingnews@lemmy.world 67 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 67 points 2 years ago (4 children) Hey no one look at the corruption of the legacy admissions. Everyone get distracted with the shiny object. Fuck Harvard Taxpayer funded playground for rich kids to "network" encouraging a good ole boys system permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (2 children) I cannot fathom that universities no longer can consider color/race/ethnic - but they can totally let rich alumni's kids in no prob. fuck all legacy bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I am sure they will find a way to still discriminate against Asians. It is kinda cool that Harvard considers you Asian if you have partial Asian ancestry. 21st century one drop rule. permalink fedilink source parent [–] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I guarantee you that this is next on the chopping block, but it won't be caused by conservatives. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bitwaba@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't know, Harvard is kind of the epitome of the 'liberal elite'... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago A place like Harvard is ultra conservative. Remember that Harvard donors are trying to out activists so that they can be blacklisted for life. Because you can’t support Palestine and study at Harvard. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bizzle@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not trying to make it sound like I'm NOT saying fuck Harvard, but I just looked at their financials for '23 and they're actually not taxpayer funded, except for research funding. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago They are a non-profit which means they aren't paying taxes. There is zero practical difference between the government giving you money and the government not taxing you. Either way you get more and the state gets less. And that is just Harvard by itself, that doesn't include all the tax breaks people get for donating to them so their spoiled brat can get a spot. Basically the taxpayer is subsidizing bribes. This of course ignores that they openly defied the government when they were asked to clear the whole AA mess up. All it would have taken was them to just show their entrance criteria and put the issue to rest. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sebinspace@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Only good thing about Harvard is David Malan, the fucken GOAT permalink fedilink source parent [–] mdd@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Partially true. I know a non-legacy, non-rich, Asian person that went there. Of course, he was incredibly smart and involved in many extra-circular activities in high school. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (2 children) I cannot fathom that universities no longer can consider color/race/ethnic - but they can totally let rich alumni's kids in no prob. fuck all legacy bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I am sure they will find a way to still discriminate against Asians. It is kinda cool that Harvard considers you Asian if you have partial Asian ancestry. 21st century one drop rule. permalink fedilink source parent [–] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I guarantee you that this is next on the chopping block, but it won't be caused by conservatives. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bitwaba@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't know, Harvard is kind of the epitome of the 'liberal elite'... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago A place like Harvard is ultra conservative. Remember that Harvard donors are trying to out activists so that they can be blacklisted for life. Because you can’t support Palestine and study at Harvard. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I am sure they will find a way to still discriminate against Asians. It is kinda cool that Harvard considers you Asian if you have partial Asian ancestry. 21st century one drop rule. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I guarantee you that this is next on the chopping block, but it won't be caused by conservatives. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bitwaba@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't know, Harvard is kind of the epitome of the 'liberal elite'... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago A place like Harvard is ultra conservative. Remember that Harvard donors are trying to out activists so that they can be blacklisted for life. Because you can’t support Palestine and study at Harvard. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't know, Harvard is kind of the epitome of the 'liberal elite'... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago A place like Harvard is ultra conservative. Remember that Harvard donors are trying to out activists so that they can be blacklisted for life. Because you can’t support Palestine and study at Harvard. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago A place like Harvard is ultra conservative. Remember that Harvard donors are trying to out activists so that they can be blacklisted for life. Because you can’t support Palestine and study at Harvard. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not trying to make it sound like I'm NOT saying fuck Harvard, but I just looked at their financials for '23 and they're actually not taxpayer funded, except for research funding. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago They are a non-profit which means they aren't paying taxes. There is zero practical difference between the government giving you money and the government not taxing you. Either way you get more and the state gets less. And that is just Harvard by itself, that doesn't include all the tax breaks people get for donating to them so their spoiled brat can get a spot. Basically the taxpayer is subsidizing bribes. This of course ignores that they openly defied the government when they were asked to clear the whole AA mess up. All it would have taken was them to just show their entrance criteria and put the issue to rest. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago They are a non-profit which means they aren't paying taxes. There is zero practical difference between the government giving you money and the government not taxing you. Either way you get more and the state gets less. And that is just Harvard by itself, that doesn't include all the tax breaks people get for donating to them so their spoiled brat can get a spot. Basically the taxpayer is subsidizing bribes. This of course ignores that they openly defied the government when they were asked to clear the whole AA mess up. All it would have taken was them to just show their entrance criteria and put the issue to rest. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sebinspace@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Only good thing about Harvard is David Malan, the fucken GOAT permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mdd@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Partially true. I know a non-legacy, non-rich, Asian person that went there. Of course, he was incredibly smart and involved in many extra-circular activities in high school. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent