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Michael B.
Michael B.
Quote from candletrader:
I am fed up of all this affirmative action crap... people should get in on their grades... otherwise Harvard is gonna end up looking like some kind of African university which happens to be in the USA...
Why should a Chinese student with a 1600 SAT and a 4.0GPA be screwed over for a black student with a 1300 SAT and a 3.0GPA? It totally sucks and will result in a bunch of incompetent, substandard professionals at the end of the qualification cycle...
Do it on proven academic ability, not on how dark your skin is...
Quote from rowenwood:
There is a ten year-old kid in my intermediate algebra class. His mother or father joins him for class which is twice per week.
UCB and UCLA are great schools that offer ivy league level educations to people that can't afford 30,000+ per year for college.
If I don't gain entrance to an ivy
I plan to enter UCLA for an undergraduate degree beginning Fall 2005. I hope to go all the way, end up gaining a PHD at some ivy league or.
School is great for creating connections.
As for fine art, a graduating from a respected school can greatly impact one's commercial success.
After obtaining a phd, or omniscience, I'll then take myself away for two years to write a book about something important enough to justify my existence. Art and stock market speculation are my favorite hobbies. I should be able to do whatever I want to do. What else is there to do but what one really enjoys?
Being smart makes for an easy and interesting life. Being talented is only one step below being a genius. I really want to be a genius.![]()
Quote from candletrader:
I am fed up of all this affirmative action crap... people should get in on their grades... otherwise Harvard is gonna end up looking like some kind of African university which happens to be in the USA...
Why should a Chinese student with a 1600 SAT and a 4.0GPA be screwed over for a black student with a 1300 SAT and a 3.0GPA? It totally sucks and will result in a bunch of incompetent, substandard professionals at the end of the qualification cycle...
Do it on proven academic ability, not on how dark your skin is...