Jan 3, 2025 · In my view, there are three primary factors responsible for the recent decline of the Ivy League: the far-left propaganda machine, the resurgence of anti-Semitism, and the …

Dec 28, 2024 · Schools have become scapegoats for both good and bad reasons. Prominent commentators and populist political leaders from both the far left and far right now target …

Nov 14, 2024 · The system is rigged: Students from families in the top 1 percent of earners were 77 times more likely to attend an Ivy League–level school than students from families making …

Sep 14, 2020 · here are some cons (that could also be pros depending on the person) lack of structure in curriculum, highly liberal campus, less competitive, build-your-own path allows for …

Jan 28, 2025 · Admittance to these Ivy Plus schools had been my ultimate goal, and rejection left me questioning what I'd done wrong. How could I have failed when I'd worked so hard?

May 14, 2015 · There have been few things in my life that I’ve wanted as bad as admission into an Ivy League school. Many students, especially children of immigrants (like me), conflate the …

Dec 28, 2024 · Jeffrey Sonnenfeld discusses prominent commentators and populist political leaders from both the far left and far right now target higher education as a common enemy in …

Nov 25, 2024 · Brooks proposes an alternative set of criteria which he claims would fix American meritocracy, yet he fails to see that the issue lies in the country, not the system. Brooks is …

For The Atlantic ’s December cover story, “How the Ivy League Broke America,” contributing writer David Brooks argues that America’s meritocratic system is not working, and that we need...

Once on campus, studying was frowned upon. Those who cared about academics—the “grinds”—were social outcasts. But students competed ferociously to get into the elite social …