@翻了个译，MTI专业辅导@翻了个译，MTI专业辅导I'mhonoredtobeheretotalktoyou,andwhatI'mgoingtotalkabouttodayisluckandjusticeandtherelationbetweenthem.Someyearsago,aformerstudentofminecalledmetotalkabouthisdaughter.Itturnsouthisdaughterwasahighschoolsenior,wasseriouslyinterestedinapplyingtoSwarthmore,whereItaught,andhewantedtogetmysenseofwhethershewouldgetin.Swarthmoreisanextremelyhardschooltogetinto.SoIsaid,"Well,tellmeabouther."Andhetoldmeabouther,whathergradeswerelike,herboardscores,herextracurricularactivities.Andshejustsoundedlikeasuperstar,wonderful,wonderfulkid.SoIsaid,"Shesoundsfabulous.ShesoundslikejustthekindofstudentthatSwarthmorewouldlovetohave."Andsohesaid,"Well,doesthatmeanthatshe'llgetin?"AndIsaid,"No.Therejustaren'tenoughspotsintheSwarthmoreclassforeverybodywho'sgood.Therearen'tenoughspotsatHarvardorYaleorPrincetonorStanford.Therearen'tenoughspotsatGoogleorAmazonorApple.Therearen'tenoughspotsattheTEDConference.Thereareanawfullotofgoodpeople,andsomeofthemarenotgoingtomakeit."Sohesaid,"Well,whatarewesupposedtodo?"AndIsaid,"That'saverygoodquestion."Whatarewesupposedtodo?AndIknowwhatcollegesanduniversitieshavedone.Intheinterestoffairness,whatthey'vedoneisthey'vekeptratchetingupthestandardsbecauseitdoesn'tseemfairtoadmitlessqualifiedpeopleandrejectbetterqualifiedpeople,soyoujustkeepraisingthestandardshigherandhigheruntilthey'rehighenoughthatyoucanadmitonlythenumberofstudentsthatyoucanfit.Andthisviolatesalotofpeople'ssenseofwhatjusticeandfairnessis.PeopleinAmericansocietyhavedifferentopinionsaboutwhatitmeanstosaythatsomesortofprocessisjust,butIthinkthere'sonethingthatprettymucheveryoneagreeson,thatinajustsystem,afairsystem,peoplegetwhattheydeserve.AndwhatIwastellingmyformerstudentisthatwhenitcomestocollegeadmissions,itjustisn'ttruethatpeoplegetwhattheydeserve.Somepeoplegetwhattheydeserve,andsomepeopledon't,andthat'sjustthewayitis.Whenyouratchetuprequirementsascollegeshavedone,whatyoudoisyoucreateacrazycompetitionamonghighschoolkids,becauseit'snotadequatetob...
