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Affirmative Action for the 1 Percent

The Daily

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The Advantage of Highly Selective Elite Colleges

David Bianculli: This study finds that 9% of the college students enrolled in these highly selective elite colleges don't deserve to have ever been admitted. He says when you compare them to kids with less money who didn't get in, they don't do better. Bianco: But I also understand why people would look at the study and make that statement because if decisions were made based solely on academic qualifications, then 9% of those students wouldn't be there.

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