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Stop Arguing over Elite Schools. Just Make Public Colleges Free (www.thenation.com)
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[โ€“] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Getting into a public university in the USA is generally pretty easy. Even if you don't meet their criteria, you can usually get in at a community college to build up enough credits to transfer.

[โ€“] PeleSpirit@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Yeah, not true if you want to get into a prestigious college at the university you want to go to. I would say that it happens, but it's not a "generally" thing.