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Me_irl (lemmy.today)
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[–] 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Is there an objective way to measure how much just the fact that they are J.Lo's kids affected this result? I am not talking about having more opportunities and better education because they are wealthy. Curious about just the raw power of the name itself. Back when I was in uni years, I have seen many instances of extremely high quality candidates getting rejections from five such applications that it made me think for "normal" people, even after you satisfy certain requirements, chance is still a big factor.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago

    At places like Princeton, Harvard, or USC, a big chunk of what most people are paying for is access to a bunch of young rich kids while they are intoxicated and emotionally open.

    You can make really strong bonds with people in college, and being able to promote that children of prominent rich people attend your college is a value-add for the university far beyond the discounted tuition.

    So this doesn't give me any particular clue about the intelligence or diligence of these kids.

    It would be hilarious if they were all community colleges that accept all applicants though. 😆

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    There was a scandal a few years ago with a bunch of celeb kids. They're getting in front of it by bragging they got ultra privilege so when they pick just one school it'll be humble.

    They may also be smart and deserve it. Doesn't change there's someone with less money who could benefit more.

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