Podcast Mentions
The Big Test The Secret History of the American Meritocracy
Nicholas Lemann
A major work of social history that asks profound moral and political questions about what is right for American society.
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No Stupid Questions
The Big Test was discussed as a book that describes the history of Ivy League Admissions, it was mentioned that the book stated that there was a time when the last name of an applicant was how they were accepted into elite universities.
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If you go back, I don't know how many decades, but I think it was Nicholas Lemon's book, The Big Test, which gives you a little history of these Ivy League admissions. Lemon says, you know, there was...
— Episode: 181. What’s So Great About Meritocracy?
Episode: 181. What’s So Great About Meritocracy?
The Big Test was discussed as a book that describes the history of Ivy League Admissions, it was mentioned that the book stated that there was a time when the last name of an applicant was how they were accepted into elite universities.
"
If you go back, I don't know how many decades, but I think it was Nicholas Lemon's book, The Big Test, which gives you a little history of these Ivy League admissions. Lemon says, you know, there was a time in the history of these elite universities that the way you got in was what your last name was.
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