<p>your opinion?</p>
<p>Yes.</p>
<p>I’d guess that they do.</p>
<p>opinions aren’t needed. Just check the facts. Yes they are wanted.</p>
<p>Like… Emma Watson, for example? Or the kid of a president (Chelsea, Jenna, Barbara, and soon Malia)? Yes, of course they are. Pretty obvious…it is a “hook”. They can’t be completely unqualified, but I think below the 50% stats mark will still get them in.</p>
<p>Jenna Bush didn’t attend Yale, only her sister did. She’s a grad of UoT-Austin</p>
<p>We don’t know where she was accepted, though (only where she chose to attend). And it is possible she had poor stats (too poor to justify letting her in even with a hook). All things being equal with the rest of the pool, my guess is that she would have been accepted over a lot of other candidates at top schools. But maybe her stats weren’t good OR she really wanted to go to UT-Austin.</p>
<p>Definitely. Duh. </p>
<p>Is the Pope Catholic?</p>
<p>In many cases, becoming a celebrity requires a certain talent. There are many people who can act, sing, dance, but only a small fraction of them become celebrities. </p>
<p>Since the top 20 colleges accept applicants who are exceptional, it would make sense that a celebrity would fall into this category. If you consider the celebrities who attended top schools- for example Jodi Foster. Emma Wason) they have demonstrated exceptional talent. </p>
<p>You could also consider that children of presidents have had unique experiences and access to education that on their own would stand out on a college application. Presidents and many other public figures have attained high levels of education so it would stand to reason that education as well as aptitude for it would be familial.</p>
<p>Sure- connections and the “hook” of being famous don’t hurt, but I don’t question the qualifications of the celebrities in top schools. Many of them could probably earn more money spending those years in entertainment, and many would be wealthy regardless of if they went to college or not. Those that choose to put the time and effort towards a college degree do so for the sake of it. I would say they are up to the task.</p>
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<p>Is dating Taylor Swift a special talent?
<a href=“https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/411613407515660288”>https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/411613407515660288</a></p>
<p>FWIW, Emma Watson did very well on her A Level exams.</p>
<p>Emma Watson is wealthy, beautiful and a role model to millenials. She could have been below avg and still gotten in.</p>
<p>Celebrities kids do not necessarily have any talent. They have wealthy,famous parents who bring with them exactly what any top 10 college wants. </p>
<p>It’s all about names, money and connections. </p>
<p>And many famous celebrities went to school after they became famous such as Jody Foster.
Flame away.</p>
<p>I think Jody Foster is brilliant. </p>
<p>Some celebrity kids are exceptionally bright and some are not. I don’t think you can make a blanket judgement about all of them. </p>
<p>I don’t think we can appreciate what it takes to succeed in entertainment. Many are very talented, but some make it look easy. I always laugh when contestants on American Idol claim they can “sing like Mariah Carey”. It’s bound to be awful. </p>
<p>What a great hook. Of course it’s to their advantage when they apply.</p>
<p>You cannot pick your parents; but if your parents are famous and wealthy, at least you can pick your college. </p>
<p>One could make the comment that considering the current hysteria about the campus rape epidemic, one should think twice about letting in any male with Kennedy genes - but that would just be a cheap shot.</p>
<p>I can see letting in people who are celebrities in their own right or are in the public spotlight due to their parents - but how many 18- year-olds really fit that category? May less that a dozen a year. Letting in children of people who used to be famous or just happen to be wealthy starts to not pass the smell test, especially when they have less than stellar academic records and often horrible disciplinary records. At least our local billionaire bad boy only went to Arizona, where he proceeded to kill someone in a drunk driving accident.</p>
<p>Another reason why you see celebs’ kids at top schools is also that great finances have better outcomes in general. Solid $ meant great education and other opportunities. Among people I knew at college was the DD of Mick Jagger, an descendant of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the son of the Baseball Commissioner and kids who had last names the same as some companies on the NYSE or presidents or Mayflower registries. The Vanderbilt and MLB commissioner’s kid are now famous on their own right.</p>
<p>^^Considering another job held by someone in the above list was also President of Yale, I doubt they lacked academic ability. The problem that comes to mind is not those children who are academically qualified, but rather the ones who aren’t - but their parents have considerable political power and admitting the kids is a way to access the parents. That smacks of corruption in both directions and should be something we all abhor.</p>
<p>Oh just go ahead and say that you knew Anderson Cooper! </p>