In which the father of a high school junior in the Boston suburbs visits Brown University. His posts from our group chat:
- Brown tour. A few prospective students wearing masks. Not Asian.
- A few students who are cosplaying as lesbian.
- A few girls with Muslim hijabs.
- It looks like the bridge of Star Trek.
He shared a photo of the acceptance rate by gender ID (not clear if this is discrimination unless we also know the SAT scores):
They’re shown the essay prompt that enables applicants to tell the admissions Mandarins their race:
Somehow they ended up in a chapel and there was a copy of African American Heritage Hymnal for each person.
- Almost no males here. It’s all short lesbians.
- Plus some East Asians and Indian
- Trans
- Student tour guide is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy according to Joe Biden.
- didn’t show us inside dorms. Didn’t show us any dining areas. Didn’t show us any classrooms, labs, or facilities. Didn’t show any sports or workout areas.
- Three of the students giving the tours said one of their deciding factors was that Brown gave them free tuition.
The tourists were subjected to a Land Acknowledgement from a greedy nonprofit that refuses to give the land back and pay rent:
My friend and his child decided not to take the Slavery and Legacy Walking Tour.
He had been wondering “What research are seniors doing related to menstruation?” Answered:
A poster from @brownriseup:
A still frame from one of his videos:
Happy End of College Admissions Month to those who celebrate!