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p.s. my wife and I have some friends that did one of the things listed in the second article I posted: got their daughter extra study time and the ability to take the ACT test many times because they got a therapist to say she has 'anxiety and depression' even though she doesn't. Its unreal. She's a spoiled entitled brat. Sad really.
Parents today don't want their sweet little babies to suffer one second of discomfort: let them fail for crying out loud -
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Shouldn't the bigger concern be over "student athletes" getting relaxed admission standards?
Honestly the fact that these schools are propped up with tax dollars and the costs are still sky rocketing it really pisses me off that some Jack wagon that likely cheats and gets slid through the public school system "because the team needs him active" gets a better chance to get into a college that they will never graduate from than a kid who busted his ass academically, but can't hit a 15' J.
Maybe it's time to level the playing field and make all kids earn their way I to college through their academics and really put the student back into student athlete?
Also put in financial penalties for kids who take scholarships and then try and leave early for the pros. If they are that good they will make great money...make them pay back that scholarship with significant interest so that more kids in other areas can have the same opportunity to an affordable education. What does a free ride for playing basketball for Duke really do for a kid when they are there at 2 years tops?
I view this differently then the real student athletes cheating. Maybe I shouldn't but I do. The football and basketball players at college generate millions and get little more then thousands. They are at least paying their way. These entitled brats are simply just having their way paid. For the betterment of only their parent's likely. If they're this lazy and unmotivated they won't succeed in life. So it become nothing more then bragging rights for these rich parents. My kid got into _ _ _ _ where's your jr going? Sadly they will be supporting that kid the rest of their lives and in the end that kid will only squander the inheritance.
At least that's what I hope. If there's any justice.
Quote: @JimmyinSD said:
Shouldn't the bigger concern be over "student athletes" getting relaxed admission standards?
Honestly the fact that these schools are propped up with tax dollars and the costs are still sky rocketing it really pisses me off that some Jack wagon that likely cheats and gets slid through the public school system "because the team needs him active" gets a better chance to get into a college that they will never graduate from than a kid who busted his ass academically, but can't hit a 15' J.
Maybe it's time to level the playing field and make all kids earn their way I to college through their academics and really put the student back into student athlete?
Also put in financial penalties for kids who take scholarships and then try and leave early for the pros. If they are that good they will make great money...make them pay back that scholarship with significant interest so that more kids in other areas can have the same opportunity to an affordable education. What does a free ride for playing basketball for Duke really do for a kid when they are there at 2 years tops?
Like in China or Japan? Your whole life is dependent on your entrance exams, unless your folks can afford to send you to another country.
Quote: @BigAl99 said:
@ JimmyinSD said:
Shouldn't the bigger concern be over "student athletes" getting relaxed admission standards?
Honestly the fact that these schools are propped up with tax dollars and the costs are still sky rocketing it really pisses me off that some Jack wagon that likely cheats and gets slid through the public school system "because the team needs him active" gets a better chance to get into a college that they will never graduate from than a kid who busted his ass academically, but can't hit a 15' J.
Maybe it's time to level the playing field and make all kids earn their way I to college through their academics and really put the student back into student athlete?
Also put in financial penalties for kids who take scholarships and then try and leave early for the pros. If they are that good they will make great money...make them pay back that scholarship with significant interest so that more kids in other areas can have the same opportunity to an affordable education. What does a free ride for playing basketball for Duke really do for a kid when they are there at 2 years tops?
Like in China or Japan? Your whole life is dependent on your entrance exams, unless your folks can afford to send you to another country.
In India, this bribery and fraud to get into colleges is well known and been going on forever. Bottom line: rich kids learn that the rules don't apply to them. Their parents lay down the golden path and they just have to move forward. They'll then use their connections to get them a great job once they graduate. No matter what, they'll be taken care of.
I live in east Boca Raton, Florida, one of the richest enclaves of wealth in the country. The entitlement by the teenagers is mind blowing. Its an assault on my Midwest sensibilities. They spend money like they are wealthy adults without restriction (Daddy's credit cards). They get realistic fake I.D.s and drink unabashedly in expensive outdoor dining places at 16 years old. Drive Mercedes, Range Rovers and Maseratis. Eat sushi every day. Very expensive clothes and purses/jewelry. Vape marijuana in the open.
Quote: @StickyBun said:
@ BigAl99 said:
@ JimmyinSD said:
Shouldn't the bigger concern be over "student athletes" getting relaxed admission standards?
Honestly the fact that these schools are propped up with tax dollars and the costs are still sky rocketing it really pisses me off that some Jack wagon that likely cheats and gets slid through the public school system "because the team needs him active" gets a better chance to get into a college that they will never graduate from than a kid who busted his ass academically, but can't hit a 15' J.
Maybe it's time to level the playing field and make all kids earn their way I to college through their academics and really put the student back into student athlete?
Also put in financial penalties for kids who take scholarships and then try and leave early for the pros. If they are that good they will make great money...make them pay back that scholarship with significant interest so that more kids in other areas can have the same opportunity to an affordable education. What does a free ride for playing basketball for Duke really do for a kid when they are there at 2 years tops?
Like in China or Japan? Your whole life is dependent on your entrance exams, unless your folks can afford to send you to another country.
In India, this bribery and fraud to get into colleges is well known and been going on forever. Bottom line: rich kids learn that the rules don't apply to them. Their parents lay down the golden path and they just have to move forward. They'll then use their connections to get them a great job once they graduate. No matter what, they'll be taken care of.
I live in east Boca Raton, Florida, one of the richest enclaves of wealth in the country. The entitlement by the teenagers is mind blowing. Its an assault on my Midwest sensibilities. They spend money like they are wealthy adults without restriction (Daddy's credit cards). They get realistic fake I.D.s and drink unabashedly in expensive outdoor dining places at 16 years old. Drive Mercedes, Range Rovers and Maseratis. Eat sushi every day. Very expensive clothes and purses/jewelry. Vape marijuana in the open.
Guess I picked the wrong coast...lol.
Over here my neighbors in the north county they are just as likely to smoke meth and drive camo 4wheeler's.
Wealth doesn't always ensure success. It's definitely an advantage. Sooner or later someone has to pay them for that degree. Employer's want results not signatures on a paper.
Quote: @suncoastvike said:
@ StickyBun said:
@ BigAl99 said:
@ JimmyinSD said:
Shouldn't the bigger concern be over "student athletes" getting relaxed admission standards?
Honestly the fact that these schools are propped up with tax dollars and the costs are still sky rocketing it really pisses me off that some Jack wagon that likely cheats and gets slid through the public school system "because the team needs him active" gets a better chance to get into a college that they will never graduate from than a kid who busted his ass academically, but can't hit a 15' J.
Maybe it's time to level the playing field and make all kids earn their way I to college through their academics and really put the student back into student athlete?
Also put in financial penalties for kids who take scholarships and then try and leave early for the pros. If they are that good they will make great money...make them pay back that scholarship with significant interest so that more kids in other areas can have the same opportunity to an affordable education. What does a free ride for playing basketball for Duke really do for a kid when they are there at 2 years tops?
Like in China or Japan? Your whole life is dependent on your entrance exams, unless your folks can afford to send you to another country.
In India, this bribery and fraud to get into colleges is well known and been going on forever. Bottom line: rich kids learn that the rules don't apply to them. Their parents lay down the golden path and they just have to move forward. They'll then use their connections to get them a great job once they graduate. No matter what, they'll be taken care of.
I live in east Boca Raton, Florida, one of the richest enclaves of wealth in the country. The entitlement by the teenagers is mind blowing. Its an assault on my Midwest sensibilities. They spend money like they are wealthy adults without restriction (Daddy's credit cards). They get realistic fake I.D.s and drink unabashedly in expensive outdoor dining places at 16 years old. Drive Mercedes, Range Rovers and Maseratis. Eat sushi every day. Very expensive clothes and purses/jewelry. Vape marijuana in the open.
Guess I picked the wrong coast...lol.
Over here my neighbors in the north county they are just as likely to smoke meth and drive camo 4wheeler's.
Wealth doesn't always ensure success. It's definitely an advantage. Sooner or later someone has to pay them for that degree. Employer's want results not signatures on a paper.
That's where the rubber meets the road for most that cheat their way to a degree, have no coping skills and have been handed everything (you don't have to be super rich for parents to act like this). But for the uber rich, they'll just keep finding different jobs for their kids to shift to.....that's if they have them work at all. They just want the prestige of a degree from Stanford from a parent's standpoint, to brag. Its called social capital in the wealthy set for kids: meaning I have a Master's degree from Stanford but I'm not using it for a career, but I COULD if I were so inclined (riiiight). Most of these ultra wealthy kids don't do shit after college.
Quote: @StickyBun said:
@ suncoastvike said:
@ StickyBun said:
@ BigAl99 said:
@ JimmyinSD said:
Shouldn't the bigger concern be over "student athletes" getting relaxed admission standards?
Honestly the fact that these schools are propped up with tax dollars and the costs are still sky rocketing it really pisses me off that some Jack wagon that likely cheats and gets slid through the public school system "because the team needs him active" gets a better chance to get into a college that they will never graduate from than a kid who busted his ass academically, but can't hit a 15' J.
Maybe it's time to level the playing field and make all kids earn their way I to college through their academics and really put the student back into student athlete?
Also put in financial penalties for kids who take scholarships and then try and leave early for the pros. If they are that good they will make great money...make them pay back that scholarship with significant interest so that more kids in other areas can have the same opportunity to an affordable education. What does a free ride for playing basketball for Duke really do for a kid when they are there at 2 years tops?
Like in China or Japan? Your whole life is dependent on your entrance exams, unless your folks can afford to send you to another country.
In India, this bribery and fraud to get into colleges is well known and been going on forever. Bottom line: rich kids learn that the rules don't apply to them. Their parents lay down the golden path and they just have to move forward. They'll then use their connections to get them a great job once they graduate. No matter what, they'll be taken care of.
I live in east Boca Raton, Florida, one of the richest enclaves of wealth in the country. The entitlement by the teenagers is mind blowing. Its an assault on my Midwest sensibilities. They spend money like they are wealthy adults without restriction (Daddy's credit cards). They get realistic fake I.D.s and drink unabashedly in expensive outdoor dining places at 16 years old. Drive Mercedes, Range Rovers and Maseratis. Eat sushi every day. Very expensive clothes and purses/jewelry. Vape marijuana in the open.
Guess I picked the wrong coast...lol.
Over here my neighbors in the north county they are just as likely to smoke meth and drive camo 4wheeler's.
Wealth doesn't always ensure success. It's definitely an advantage. Sooner or later someone has to pay them for that degree. Employer's want results not signatures on a paper.
That's where the rubber meets the road for most that cheat their way to a degree, have no coping skills and have been handed everything. But for the uber rich, they'll just keep finding different jobs for their kids to shift to.....that's if they have them work at all. They just want the prestige of a degree from Stanford from a parent's standpoint, to brag. Its called social capital in the wealthy set for kids: meaning I have a Master's degree from Stanford but I'm not using it for a career, but I COULD if I were so inclined (riiiight). Most of these ultra wealthy kids don't do shit after college.
Wonder why 45 hid all his records, any guesses?
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