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- Apr 2024
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the vast majority of students at the best schools are likely to be wealthy, well-appointed young people groomed and professionalized at an early age precisely so they would impress admissions officers
From a young age wealthy students are accustomed to impress through language, attire, and presentation. This causing an imbalance of wealth culture that the rest of the 99% live in.
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elite institutions are attempting to redress the economic imbalance with generous financial aid
Even though some universities offer financial aid, it is still not enough to make it equal.
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children of privilege who have been given every chance to excel and often do.
The offspring of the top 1% lack the experiences of the 99%. The major disconnect is evident with how many opportunities for success is provided to the top 1 compared to the rest.
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“We want a university for the 99%, not a corporation for the 1%.”
In other words, they want a University for the common people, the every day individual, not for the wealthy.
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the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans gobble up a disproportionate share of the nation’s economic resources
According to USA Today, the top 1% owns $38.7 trillion in wealth.
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