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<blockquote data-quote="takethepoints" data-source="post: 924313" data-attributes="member: 265"><p>There'a a difference between selectivity and snobbishness. A snob is selective because of the antecedents of the people involved. "He's not our kind of people." So when Harvard and Yale didn't admit Jews, it was because they didn't want "that kind of people" to be in their circles and thought (correctly) that a degree from their place would enable Jews ro take a more equitable place in American elites. Being selective is different. It's a matter of whether you can meet the standards, not how or what you are. A truly selective institution will take you regardless of race, color, creed, or social position if you can meet its standards. </p><p></p><p>Now, admittedly, there's a lot of class differences, long standing social prejudices, and, yes, snobbishness to overcome to be truly selective. But there's no need for any institution that is trying to be selective in the best sense to apologize for it or to condescend to those who try to make the place feel guilty about taking the best. That's what being selective is about. Tech tries hard to meet these standards. The best answer to a disappointed parent is, "Send her to another college and get her grades up. Tech is always ready to give someone who works a second chance." And it is.</p><p></p><p>And, of course, this applies to football as well as everything else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takethepoints, post: 924313, member: 265"] There'a a difference between selectivity and snobbishness. A snob is selective because of the antecedents of the people involved. "He's not our kind of people." So when Harvard and Yale didn't admit Jews, it was because they didn't want "that kind of people" to be in their circles and thought (correctly) that a degree from their place would enable Jews ro take a more equitable place in American elites. Being selective is different. It's a matter of whether you can meet the standards, not how or what you are. A truly selective institution will take you regardless of race, color, creed, or social position if you can meet its standards. Now, admittedly, there's a lot of class differences, long standing social prejudices, and, yes, snobbishness to overcome to be truly selective. But there's no need for any institution that is trying to be selective in the best sense to apologize for it or to condescend to those who try to make the place feel guilty about taking the best. That's what being selective is about. Tech tries hard to meet these standards. The best answer to a disappointed parent is, "Send her to another college and get her grades up. Tech is always ready to give someone who works a second chance." And it is. And, of course, this applies to football as well as everything else. [/QUOTE]
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