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Originally Posted by alum
I don't think the B-School at Harvard has to worry about its reputation being "diluted". In terms of undergraduates: many Tier 1 nationally ranked research universities and LACs have been known to accept high-powered hs juniors into their BA/BS programs without the benefit of a hs diploma. Both my father and brother matriculated into MIT each after their 11th grade of hs. A classmate of my daughter did the same for Wellesley last year. You can find this issue specifically addressed in the application packets. Some colleges have accepted 12 year olds.
Other colleges and unis provide the opportunity to apply for a 6 year BS/MD, 5 year BA/MPP or MA, 6 year BA/JD programs. They are basing these acceptances on hs performance. Of course the students have to maintain a certain GPA, but usually the GRE/LSAT/MCATS are not required of these students.
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But doesn't those programs have a lot of requirements? I remember that when I started college, we were told that after our junior year we could go straight to medical school--totally bypassing our bachelor's, but the catch was that if we were to drop out of medical school, we would NOT have our bachelor's, and we'd have to start
all over again.
All i'm saying is that, ok this guy might have been an absolute genius. A sort of "child prodigy" if you will, or this guy could have been a total dipshit. One that can't tell whether he farted or burped, because he doesn't know which is which.
And why bring up affirmative action? Was it really necessary to go there? Fine...i'm an under represented minority and I worked DAMN HARD to get where I am, and all I ask is that others do the same.
Its not a question about race, religion or creed...or even who the president is at the time, its a question of smarts. Did the guy really have enough smarts to get in?