Against Meritocracy (video #2)

Hi All,

Here’s the second video:

Covered topics include:

- GPA

- SAT/ACT

- Meritocracy

- The Stuyvesant High School Admissions story

- Emotional Intelligence

- The Theory of Multiple Intelligences

- The power of improving grades later in high school

- How I got into Columbia with a 2.97 GPA ...

- The importance of factors *besides* grades and test scores

- The importance of exploring and learning ones strengths/skills/goals and ....

- Appreciating and cultivating skills and interests that aren't necessarily traditional factors in admission

- The importance of *finishing high school* regardless of college plans!

- The importance of keeping eye contact with the camera when shooting a youtube video. :-)

***One topic that should be in this video but isn't and will be addressed briefly in the next one, which will also be the first SAT tutorial, is the importance of legacy in college admissions, and how legacy, while very problematic, may be a necessary evil.

Thanks for watching!