Malcolm Gladwell

uh is i can't hide from that anymore you can't hide from that 1981 to 85. yeah um they plays more uh division one sports than any other college in the country no one else is even close everyone people don't realize this you always think the big sports sports school is like clemson or something no no it's harvard they have more student athletes than anyone else and not only that they give a massive admissions preference to their recruited athletes

uh is i can't hide from that anymore you can't hide from that 1981 to 85. yeah um they plays more uh division one sports than any other college in the country no one else is even close everyone people don't realize this you always think the big sports sports school is like clemson or something no no it's harvard they have more student athletes than anyone else and not only that they give a massive admissions preference to their recruited athletes

So the easiest way to get into Harvard is not to be the best student in your class. It's to be the best athlete in your class.

So the easiest way to get into Harvard is not to be the best student in your class. It's to be the best athlete in your class.

So the easiest way to get into Harvard is not to be the best student in your class. It's to be the best athlete in your class.

Yeah. So the sports they really, really, really, really care about are, and let's see whether you can detect some kind of common denominator, rowing, fencing, sailing, rugby, tennis. It's country club sports. So I do a whole chapter on why would they bend over backwards to participate in all of these country club sports?

Yeah. So the sports they really, really, really, really care about are, and let's see whether you can detect some kind of common denominator, rowing, fencing, sailing, rugby, tennis. It's country club sports. So I do a whole chapter on why would they bend over backwards to participate in all of these country club sports?

Yeah. So the sports they really, really, really, really care about are, and let's see whether you can detect some kind of common denominator, rowing, fencing, sailing, rugby, tennis. It's country club sports. So I do a whole chapter on why would they bend over backwards to participate in all of these country club sports?

And not only that, to give massive, basically to do an affirmative action program for the athletes in the sports. And the answer is because a sport like tennis, to be a recruited tennis player, you have to play division one tennis. To play Divinity 1 tennis, your parents have to be willing to spend $50,000 to $100,000 a year on your game. It's enormously expensive. Enormously expensive.

And not only that, to give massive, basically to do an affirmative action program for the athletes in the sports. And the answer is because a sport like tennis, to be a recruited tennis player, you have to play division one tennis. To play Divinity 1 tennis, your parents have to be willing to spend $50,000 to $100,000 a year on your game. It's enormously expensive. Enormously expensive.

And not only that, to give massive, basically to do an affirmative action program for the athletes in the sports. And the answer is because a sport like tennis, to be a recruited tennis player, you have to play division one tennis. To play Divinity 1 tennis, your parents have to be willing to spend $50,000 to $100,000 a year on your game. It's enormously expensive. Enormously expensive.

So when I say I'm setting aside four admission slots every year for tennis players, what I'm really saying is I'm setting aside four admission slots for the children of people who have enough money to spend $100,000 on their kids' ground strokes. So it's a way of making sure that enough rich kids attend your school. It's really obvious. Yeah. Right? And, like, this...

So when I say I'm setting aside four admission slots every year for tennis players, what I'm really saying is I'm setting aside four admission slots for the children of people who have enough money to spend $100,000 on their kids' ground strokes. So it's a way of making sure that enough rich kids attend your school. It's really obvious. Yeah. Right? And, like, this...

So when I say I'm setting aside four admission slots every year for tennis players, what I'm really saying is I'm setting aside four admission slots for the children of people who have enough money to spend $100,000 on their kids' ground strokes. So it's a way of making sure that enough rich kids attend your school. It's really obvious. Yeah. Right? And, like, this...

Drives me crazy because I am someone who believes very strongly in the idea of a meritocracy. And I think it's one of the most beautiful things about this country. And the idea that the reigning symbol of meritocracy in this country is essentially going out of its way to reward kids who play rich kids sports. Think of it as admissions preference for kids who are good at sailing.

Drives me crazy because I am someone who believes very strongly in the idea of a meritocracy. And I think it's one of the most beautiful things about this country. And the idea that the reigning symbol of meritocracy in this country is essentially going out of its way to reward kids who play rich kids sports. Think of it as admissions preference for kids who are good at sailing.

Drives me crazy because I am someone who believes very strongly in the idea of a meritocracy. And I think it's one of the most beautiful things about this country. And the idea that the reigning symbol of meritocracy in this country is essentially going out of its way to reward kids who play rich kids sports. Think of it as admissions preference for kids who are good at sailing.

But it's just, it's ridiculous.

But it's just, it's ridiculous.

But it's just, it's ridiculous.