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When Donald Trump Went to College
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“This is a great day for America. We’re going back to all merit-based — and that’s the way it should be!” — Donald Trump
Donald Trump celebrated the ruling by the Supreme Court that ended race-based affirmative action in America’s colleges and universities. Given his great concern that college admissions be “merit-based.” It’s only reasonable to look at Donald’s college experience to see whether merit was the determining factor in his entrance to Fordham University and the University of Pennsylvania.
A fair examination would involve looking at his high school records and SAT scores and comparing them to others. That isn’t possible because those records are unavailable after Trump went to extraordinary lengths to ensure nobody saw them. Multiple sources, including Trump’s niece, Mary, claim Trump paid someone else to take the SAT for him.
Trump paid proxy to take college entrance exam for him, niece’s book says | Reuters
Trump attended the New York Military Academy (NYMA) for five years, from 1959 to 1964. In 2011, Trump “heard” that Obama was “a terrible student.” He challenged Obama to release…
