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Gills that is?
Noel Ignatiev of Harvard wrote:
rojo wrote:
You are right and wrong.
1) You are right in that the hardest part about an Ivy/Stanford is getting is getting in. Yes the graduation rate is like 93-95% at schools like that but so what. The have more valedictorians applying than spots. They could accept people on lottery and be fine. The only reason not to graduate would pretty much be mental health issue or someone insisting on majoring in math/hard sciences.
2) You are wrong that there isn't WAY more academic pressure. I had guys at Cornell that did a 5th year at the likes of Ohio St and Florida St. They said the academic were a joke. I knew a guy on the track team at Yale with my brother that was like a B/C student. He took a test for a buddy of his at Florida State. He said he had to purposely miss questions as it was too easy.
We should probably do an interview of someone like Jason Vigilante who has coached at a state school and Ivy so he can tell you how different it is.
Rojo made these stories up. In point of fact the Ivy League schools have turned to crap, especially since the 80s, when admissions became dominated by hitting the right number (parent's donations to a school), ethnic nepotism - with that ethnic group now getting a huge number of admissions due to this networking despite their academic test scores and grades cratering by the late 90s - and we're not talking about "whites" per se - look up Ron Unz's research. Affirmative action has lowered the bars to limbo levels. In point of fact people coming out of Cornell etc. are having a harder time with the GRE and other tests in comparison to those darn lower class white trash from FSU, just getting by on the connections made, or being able to say they attended a "name" school. Unless you're an Asian or an "unconnected" white kid, there's a 95% chance you got into Yale, Cornell, Harvard, Berkeley, etc. because you're a member of a group that always claims victimhood throughout history, your family has money, you're a legacy, or you fit the "profile" for a required affirmative action seat. This is becoming worse each year despite the press tying to claim the opposite.
Rojo's poor consistently poor grammar and repeated demonstrations of an inability to understand basic scientific research show him to be a perfect example of brainpower not being a top consideration when it comes to being admitted to a supposedly top tier school. But he knows how to cut and paste, and how to repeat the same claims that other mental midgets use when trying to "prove" they had a much tougher academic road at such and such university that their connections allowed them to attend. Proof that they can't back up in the real world.
Cmon Robert, this guy called you a liar and stupid! Surely that is a bannable offense! We know you’re ok with the rest of the content of his post, but your honor is at stake here!
Ratcliffe started running in January after the pelvic stress fracture, doing 30 miles a week, Talented or what?
low mileager wrote:
Ratcliffe started running in January after the pelvic stress fracture, doing 30 miles a week, Talented or what?
can't wait to see what he does as a junior/senior etc if he stays healthy-dropped a 7:53 3k his freshman year along with top 10 at Pac-12 X-C then didn't race for almost 2 years---he would only be a redshirt soph next year for cross..
Cardinal boi wrote:
This board just loooves to hate them, but Stanford keeps proving why they are the premier distance school in the NCAA. These were the results from tonight:
Fisher 13:29
Ratcliffe 13:32
Fahy 13:34
Parsons 13:47
Mendez 13:57
All in one race except Mendez, who won the slow heat.
That Aussie with the high socks and women's headband better watch out. My team and I are in great form and are crafting a winning team plan for the outdoor nattys.
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Rest in Peace Adrian Lehmann - 2:11 Swiss marathoner. Dies of heart attack.
I think Letesenbet Gidey might be trying to break 14 this Saturday
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing