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CatProgrammer t1_j310ddm wrote

Reply to comment by GuntherSpiermen in College admissions scam mastermind sentenced to 3.5 years in federal prison by RaffyGiraffy

That's not what this was about. This was about bypassing admissions, the parents had plenty of money to pay for their kids to go.

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GuntherSpiermen t1_j3227qt wrote

Spicy opinion: there should be no "admissions". If people want to learn, let them fucking learn. It sucks because if someone fucked up in high school, they're basically ruined for life.

I know people will shout "but community colleges!!" etc. Those often don't have as many career majors and are lacking in resources. Plus no dorms so if you don't live near one and don't have decent internet, you're screwed (if they even have distance learning, many still don't).

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CatProgrammer t1_j358sr8 wrote

I agree in principle, but not all non-community colleges have the resources to accept all applicants either. I know some that actually had to defer some incoming students because of not physically having enough space to house them.

> It sucks because if someone fucked up in high school, they're basically ruined for life.

You don't have to go to college right away after high school either, and it's not like you can't reapply/apply to others once you've improved your skills from high school. And then there are vocational schools, trade schools, etc.

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GuntherSpiermen t1_j35tgre wrote

Have you ever tried going back after a decade or more from graduating high school? It's not easy and you get a serious side-eye for it, plus feel out of touch with the rest of the student body still in their high school party phase. But age is beside the point, the system here sucks, and people should be allowed to learn.

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CatProgrammer t1_j35tscd wrote

> It's not easy and you get a serious side-eye for it, plus feel out of touch with the rest of the student body still in their high school party phase.

I've tutored freshmen and juniors and had joint grad/undergrad classes, if you're there to learn and not being a party animal nobody's going to care. Hell I've had old people in classes before, nobody cared.

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