The Economist Sixty-five years ago the average grade at Harvard was around a C. Today it’s about an A. The trend is evident across America’s Ivy League. So are these prestigious universities embracing fewer rich dunderheads than they used to or have standards Read more ... dropped? And which students now get the easiest ride?

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Mashable ICYMI: Bravo, Manila!

Sana Lashari This is important. Any guy from from new york who travelled to Manila, Philippines on 25 Feb, 2015 via Etihad Etihad Airways? He was wearing a red jersey of footballer Messi at the Manila airport. He had a connecting flight to Manila from Abu Dhabi.

The Economist Sixty-five years ago the average grade at Harvard was around a C. Today it’s about an A. The trend is evident across America’s Ivy League. So are these prestigious universities embracing fewer rich dunderheads than they used to or have standards Read more ... dropped? And which students now get the easiest ride? http://econ.st/1I8XLja

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The Economist About 1,000 students from China each year compete for a handful of slots at the most prestigious universities in America. Parents pay fees of as much as 180,000 yuan to 300,000 yuan ($29,000 to $48,000) to help polish their children’s applications Read more ... for Ivy League universities. Unscrupulous agents abound in China, offering to produce fake grades and recommendation letters and write students' essays http://econ.st/1AmswPm

Washington Post World In World War II, Manila was the second most devastated Allied capital after Warsaw. Both the Japanese and the Americans are to blame.