[501] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Thomas G Cadwell)
Thu May 3 15:15:26 2001
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To: mit-talk@MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 15:14:38 -0400
From: Thomas G Cadwell <tcadwell@MIT.EDU>
>Are you sure about this? Unfortunately, I AM a legacy I don't think my dad
>would contribute any less if I had been rejected. In fact he would probably
>contribute more if I wasn't constantly updating him about what the
>administration is up to...
ahah :)
I didn't say I agreed with it, nor did I say that it worked, but I was
speculating as to one reason they might do it. I know I'd be disinclined
to donate money to MIT if I had kids and they got rejected from MIT.
I mean, obviously they do it for SOME reason. Anyone have any better ideas?
I mean, in theory everything the MIT administration does is ultimately
with the goal of a higher quality of education and higher quality of
research, and that really boils down to money and talent, which can
be attracted with money. Of course, that doesnt mean every decision they
make is purely rational, as we have all seen from time to time :)
Tom
