September 5, 2006
This review of Daniel Golden's The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges -- and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates enables us to gain a picture of the future of academia in Australia as the shift to the market continues to deepen. The reviewer---Scott Jaschik --says:
That American higher education is not a pure meritocracy is, of course, hardly news. But Golden’s book has a level of detail about the degree to which he says some colleges favor the privileged that will embarrass many an admissions officer. Golden names names of students — and includes details about their academic records before college and once there that raise questions about the admissions decisions being made.
What is highlighted is the preferences for the rich and famous, or generous alumni donors.The universities those whose families had the potential to become big donors, and that strong academic credentials weren’t a requirement. Uni's need the money ”they get from favoring the wealthy and conservatives want their kids to get in.
It's affirmative action for the wealthy.That's the future of academia in Australia.
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