Would it be better, [Glimp]
implied, if the students at the bottom
were content to be there? Thus the
renowned (some would say
notorious) Harvard admission
practice known as the “happy-
bottom-quarter policy” was born....
Glimp’s goal was to identify “the
right bottom-quarter students—men
who have the perspective, ego
strength, or extracurricular outlets for
maintaining their self-respect (or
whatever) while making the most of
their opportunities at a C-level.”The question of affirmative action is
worth discussing in some detail. Take a