Eugenics Your Name is the Ivy League

by Chris Abraham on 21/10/2005 ·

Malcolm Gladwell suggests that Ivy League admissions work more like a kennel or a stable than a University. Harvard man as stud.


“athletes are more likely than others to be highly competitive, gregarious and confident of their ability to work well in groups” sounds more like the description of a purebred Border Collie than what a college is looking for. Via the New Yorker & The Virtual Handshake Blog.

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