I know more than one person who told me that the hard part was getting into Harvard. Once there it was almost impossible to flunk out. That included the law school. Having said that, I think most of us went to college with a Ted Cruz. They could be counted on to shine in class, but they had no class, no empathy and no real ability to app…
I know more than one person who told me that the hard part was getting into Harvard. Once there it was almost impossible to flunk out. That included the law school. Having said that, I think most of us went to college with a Ted Cruz. They could be counted on to shine in class, but they had no class, no empathy and no real ability to apply what they were learning to the wider world outside of very constrained limits.
I worked for one, a county and Supreme Court judge, when I was a court clerk. Ten years of hell, the last 5 when he bullied and harassed me, then sabotaged my promotion in another court. I left that career with 2 nervous breakdowns under my belt. I can spot a sociopath a mile away. A lot of them are very successful people, ruthless and arrogant under a veneer of charm. Andrew Cuomo is one. And of course, Trump. Power takes the place of human feelings.
Cruz' former freshman college roommate tells the story that people used to think about throwing him out the third story dorm window because he was such an asshole. Too bad they didn't act on it.
I think that applies more to people who have very strong intellectual skills but weak social and emotional skills (for example people with Aspergers). Sociopaths and narcissists are often good at both. They just lack empathy but they are very talented manipulators when they want to be.
As for getting into Harvard it is very difficult for people who have to get in solely on merit but that is not the case for a large minority of Harvard students:
“In reality, 43% of Harvard’s white students are either recruited athletes, legacy students, on the dean’s interest list (meaning their parents have donated to the school) or children of faculty and staff (students admitted based on these criteria are referred to as ‘ALDCs’, which stands for ‘athletes’, ‘legacies’, ‘dean’s interest list’ and ‘children’ of Harvard employees).”
Only a quarter of that 43% are qualified based on merit. 70% of those ALDC students are white.
I have also also heard that it is hard to get into Harvard but easy to graduate. That was also the case at my university but it definitely depended on what you chose to major in. For example premed majors were brutal but people could transfer to something else if they were likely to fail. Other majors weren’t exactly easy but lazy or weak students would make sure to take the easiest courses or the easiest professors.
The professor at Wharton where Trump was allowed to *audit* classes because he was too stupid to qualify for admission back when the school's standards were not what they are now, was quoted as saying "Donald Trump was the dumbest fucking student who ever walked in my classroom."
I think I even read something saying Trump never got a degree at Wharton even though he claims he did. If he was never admitted, the only way he could have gotten one was if daddy bought it for him. We'll never know because it was a long time ago and most people who were involved are either dead or claim to have no memory of it.
His degree is from the University of Pennsylvania, entry to which was bought by daddy, after his poor performance at Fordham. But even back then, he couldn't qualify to get into Wharton, though he was allowed to "audit" classes - which is what he uses to say he "went to" Wharton.
Yes, I've read all of those stats as well. Pretty sad if you ask me. As for my college, during freshman orientation the Dean, himself a member of the class of 1923, said to us "Gentlemen, all of you come to us from the top 10% of your high school classes. Here 90% of you will make the top 10% possible. Also, please look to your left and to your right. Four years from now one of those men will no longer be a member of this class." He was right. Staying in was almost as hard as getting in. I know, I avoided academic probation on semester by the slimmest of margins.
I know more than one person who told me that the hard part was getting into Harvard. Once there it was almost impossible to flunk out. That included the law school. Having said that, I think most of us went to college with a Ted Cruz. They could be counted on to shine in class, but they had no class, no empathy and no real ability to apply what they were learning to the wider world outside of very constrained limits.
Sociopaths are literally everywhere. They're more common than people think.
It really is scary to realize that. Most aren’t criminals, they just psychologically destroy the people around them.
I worked for one, a county and Supreme Court judge, when I was a court clerk. Ten years of hell, the last 5 when he bullied and harassed me, then sabotaged my promotion in another court. I left that career with 2 nervous breakdowns under my belt. I can spot a sociopath a mile away. A lot of them are very successful people, ruthless and arrogant under a veneer of charm. Andrew Cuomo is one. And of course, Trump. Power takes the place of human feelings.
Yes yes yes. I am sorry you endured that and sadly it is much more common than people know.
Where DO they all come from? (Think Eleanore Rigby)
Cruz' former freshman college roommate tells the story that people used to think about throwing him out the third story dorm window because he was such an asshole. Too bad they didn't act on it.
I think that applies more to people who have very strong intellectual skills but weak social and emotional skills (for example people with Aspergers). Sociopaths and narcissists are often good at both. They just lack empathy but they are very talented manipulators when they want to be.
As for getting into Harvard it is very difficult for people who have to get in solely on merit but that is not the case for a large minority of Harvard students:
“In reality, 43% of Harvard’s white students are either recruited athletes, legacy students, on the dean’s interest list (meaning their parents have donated to the school) or children of faculty and staff (students admitted based on these criteria are referred to as ‘ALDCs’, which stands for ‘athletes’, ‘legacies’, ‘dean’s interest list’ and ‘children’ of Harvard employees).”
Only a quarter of that 43% are qualified based on merit. 70% of those ALDC students are white.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/17/harvard-university-students-smart-iq
I have also also heard that it is hard to get into Harvard but easy to graduate. That was also the case at my university but it definitely depended on what you chose to major in. For example premed majors were brutal but people could transfer to something else if they were likely to fail. Other majors weren’t exactly easy but lazy or weak students would make sure to take the easiest courses or the easiest professors.
Trump's daddy bought his paltry Bachelor's degree. Not even the lessons of grade school ever rubbed off on Trump.
The professor at Wharton where Trump was allowed to *audit* classes because he was too stupid to qualify for admission back when the school's standards were not what they are now, was quoted as saying "Donald Trump was the dumbest fucking student who ever walked in my classroom."
I think I even read something saying Trump never got a degree at Wharton even though he claims he did. If he was never admitted, the only way he could have gotten one was if daddy bought it for him. We'll never know because it was a long time ago and most people who were involved are either dead or claim to have no memory of it.
His degree is from the University of Pennsylvania, entry to which was bought by daddy, after his poor performance at Fordham. But even back then, he couldn't qualify to get into Wharton, though he was allowed to "audit" classes - which is what he uses to say he "went to" Wharton.
So did Kushner’s daddy.
Yes, I've read all of those stats as well. Pretty sad if you ask me. As for my college, during freshman orientation the Dean, himself a member of the class of 1923, said to us "Gentlemen, all of you come to us from the top 10% of your high school classes. Here 90% of you will make the top 10% possible. Also, please look to your left and to your right. Four years from now one of those men will no longer be a member of this class." He was right. Staying in was almost as hard as getting in. I know, I avoided academic probation on semester by the slimmest of margins.