More than marks
Doug Peterson,
doug - off the record,
Sept 17, 2018
One of those formative experiences that you have when you're young came for me when I attended a Model Commonwealth conference at Ashbury College in Ottawa. Ashbury is a private school in a chi-chi part of the city with a reputation and tuition fee schedule that ensured I would never go there. It was clear students there had every advantage, and if you're an Ashbury student you're probably going to university. A far cry from Osgoode Township High School, out in the country. So, yeah, as Doug Peterson says, it's no surprise to read about a university's secret list to judge applicants by their high schools – not just their marks. But here's the kicker - here's what I learned this and other events at Ashbury: the private school kids weren't any smarter than we were. They just got more support, and special privileges. It's a lesson I never forgot. #smallstories
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