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Old 09-25-2019, 02:57 PM
 
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Vice President Al Gore, Karenna Gore, Kristin Gore, Sarah Gore and Al Gore III all have one thing in common: They all went to Harvard University, which as we all know is one of the top universities in the United States and the whole world.

Now, it is possible that they won the genetic lottery and really are a family of geniuses. But inquiring minds have to wonder if there isn't something else going on here.
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Old 09-25-2019, 03:02 PM
 
Location: NNJ
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Vice President Al Gore, Karenna Gore, Kristin Gore, Sarah Gore and Al Gore III all have one thing in common: They all went to Harvard University.

Now, it is possible that they won the genetic lottery and really are a family of geniuses. But inquiring minds have to wonder if there isn't something else going on here.
So I went to college with a lady who wasn't really interested in anything but partying.... How was she still in school? Her father's name adorns the side of one of the buildings.

No university is going to turn down admission of a well known established alma mater's family.

Did you really think that college admissions in the US was purely on merit??? lol

Heck.. China's schools are more focused on student merit than ours......
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Old 09-25-2019, 03:02 PM
 
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Legacy students, fairly common in the Ivy League or most top notch schools for that matter.
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Old 09-25-2019, 03:04 PM
 
Location: Santa Monica
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They received bonus points for Al inventing the internet.
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Old 09-25-2019, 03:06 PM
 
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So obvious it was the result of random chance/luck of the draw since Harvard claims its acceptance rate for applicants is less than 1% and they are fair and totally unbiased when it comes to admissions.
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Old 09-25-2019, 03:09 PM
 
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They received bonus points for Al inventing the internet.
He never said he invented the internet. But if you do a little research, you will find he pushed for it back in the 80's. Much more than any other politician. You can thank him for it today.
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Old 09-25-2019, 03:09 PM
 
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Vice President Al Gore, Karenna Gore, Kristin Gore, Sarah Gore and Al Gore III all have one thing in common: They all went to Harvard University, which as we all know is one of the top universities in the United States and the whole world.

Now, it is possible that they won the genetic lottery and really are a family of geniuses. But inquiring minds have to wonder if there isn't something else going on here.
Al Gore was the guy in “Love Story” that immortalized the preppy conceit of true love
He didn’t have to buy his kids way into Harvard as you are suggesting

They got there the same way George Bush got into Yale—on a parent’s coattails...
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Old 09-25-2019, 03:11 PM
 
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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Vice President Al Gore, Karenna Gore, Kristin Gore, Sarah Gore and Al Gore III all have one thing in common: They all went to Harvard University, which as we all know is one of the top universities in the United States and the whole world.

Now, it is possible that they won the genetic lottery and really are a family of geniuses. But inquiring minds have to wonder if there isn't something else going on here.
I don’t know anything about Al Gore’s children, but Al Gore himself is a brilliant man so I wouldn’t be surprised if his children were intelligent people as well.
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Old 09-25-2019, 03:11 PM
 
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He never said he invented the internet. But if you do a little research, you will find he pushed for it back in the 80's. Much more than any other politician. You can thank him for it today.
Yeah, the internet needed "pushed".
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Old 09-25-2019, 03:14 PM
 
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Donald Trump Jr went to the University of Pennsylvania. Enuf said about the benefits of wealth and family privilege.
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