[492] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: Take the Anti-AA Challenge!!!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Samuel Coradetti)
Thu May 3 13:52:14 2001
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Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 13:51:50 -0400
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From: Samuel Coradetti <scorad@MIT.EDU>
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>So here is the Anti-AA Challenge. Since so many of you seem to believe
>that, despite that fact that none of you own or administer your own
>institution of higher learning, it is your right to declare what is
>and is not acceptable admissions criteria, we will review YOUR
>admissions criteria. I dare you all to go to the admissions office and
>find out *EXACTLY* what is was about you that got you in here. If they
>won't tell you, send your advisor, because I KNOW that they can find
>out. Come back and send email to this list with your results. We will
>then review them and decide by consensus whether or not you got in
>fairly, i.e. whether we believe that you deserve to be here or
>not. If we reject you, you will immediately withdraw from MIT forever,
>since you are so morally opposed to people being given opportunities
>that arrogant 18-2x year olds don't believe they deserve.
Ok, so you think people are whining pointlessly. Fine. I can
understand that opinion - if not agree with it. But what I can't
understand is why you are saying that on this list. Isn't mit-talk
supposed to be a forum for everyone to air their personal opinions
about MIT issues? Are you suggesting that there be no discussion of
things that affect us, but that we don't have direct control over?
What exactly should we talk about on mit-talk then? What you
basically said here is "this discussion is stupid". But if it's
stupid and pointless, then why are YOU wasting your time with it?
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