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Tom McGrath's avatar

These stories have become a rite of spring. I always chalked it up to a lack of black students who had the qualifications, so colleges competed for the few that did. Your research indicates it goes even deeper than that. The kid did make a good decision though with his choice of colleges. So often they’ll take that Ivy League offer and flunk out after a year, when they might have had a chance at another school.

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Ambergris's avatar

There are Baltimore high schools where not a single student can pass their state high school exams. Not too long ago a valedictorian in Georgia sued the state because she can't read. I hope the kid does well, but he may not be able to pass a intro college algebra class. A valedictorian from that high school merely tells us he showed up to class.

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