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Harvard's taking a hit

 It’s gonna take a lot to bring Harvard down completely considering the size of their endowment.  But as donors start to dry up, they are also taking a hit in applications.  

Like a 17% drop.  Which was enough to take their acceptance rate up a percentage point to 8.7% from last year. Even though applicants this year didn’t need to provide standardized test scores (again).

Additionally, the movers and shakers are starting to shun Harvard students and grads.  At least one firm is no longer recruiting on campus. And other CEO’s are indicating that they will never hire a Harvard grad.

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    Anonymous

    i can imagine that Harvard takes smart people from the pool of applicants, but from the long gone years of some good teachers, it seems to be in rapid decline. The physics that has come out of Harvard has been mediocre at best. The philosophy that came from there has been much worse.

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    It will take a generation of graduates before Harvard and some of the other Ivy league schools lose their standings in the legal and business communities.Like ring knockers in the military they will protect their own club members.

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    Physics… ok, too bad the standards have dropped.Philosophy….. no loss. Like a degree in useless female pop stars!

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    Yes, it will take a LONG while before Haavad feels the impact. Dammit.

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    Avraham–Generally the hard science kids go to MIT. Gerry–Yes–hopefully it's starting though!Rich–The standards definitely have dropped. Philosophy used to be used as a foundation for logic, which made it useful to develop critical thinking. It's not like that anymore.NFO–Too long for sure.

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    i can imagine that Harvard takes smart people from the pool of applicants, but from the long gone years of some good teachers, it seems to be in rapid decline. The physics that has come out of Harvard has been mediocre at best. The philosophy that came from there has been much worse.

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    It will take a generation of graduates before Harvard and some of the other Ivy league schools lose their standings in the legal and business communities.Like ring knockers in the military they will protect their own club members.

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    Physics… ok, too bad the standards have dropped.Philosophy….. no loss. Like a degree in useless female pop stars!

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    Yes, it will take a LONG while before Haavad feels the impact. Dammit.

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    Avraham–Generally the hard science kids go to MIT. Gerry–Yes–hopefully it's starting though!Rich–The standards definitely have dropped. Philosophy used to be used as a foundation for logic, which made it useful to develop critical thinking. It's not like that anymore.NFO–Too long for sure.

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