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10. I feel like they accept kids like this one to distract from the fact that

Sat Jun 6, 2015, 08:04 PM

Jun 2015

the ivy leagues are bastions of elitism. white, rich person guilt or something.
it's a nice story, but doesn't change the underlying trend.

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