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Colleges And Universities, For All The Benefits They Bring, Accomplish Far Less For Their Students Than They Should. Many Students Graduate Without Being Able To Write Well Enough To Satisfy Their Employers... Reason Clearly Or Perform Competently In Analyzing Complex, Non-technical Problems.

If We Are Prepared To Invest The Necessary Time And Effort, Affirmative Action Can Contribute To Harvard's Quality And Not Detract From It.

The Most Obvious Purpose Of College Education Is To Help Students Acquire Information And Knowledge By Acquainting Them With Facts, Theories, Generalizations, Principles, And The Like. This Purpose Scarcely Requires Justification.

There Are No Tests Similar To Sats To Tell Us How Much Undergraduates Know. State Legislators, Who Appropriate Billions Of Dollars Each Year To Higher Education, Are Naturally Interested In Finding Out What They Are Getting For Their Money.

Early Admission Programs Tend To Advantage The Advantaged.