Alices and Barbaras

Persian (Farsi) translation: سکینه و صغرا

08:04 May 25, 2017
English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: Alices and Barbaras
Because the people now making admissions de-
cisions once had decent scores themselves, it is natural for
them to favor applicants with pretty high scores. Thus the
system perpetuates itself as people continually choose oth-
ers like themselves, and the result is that we keep getting
more Alices and fewer Barbaras.
منظور کل جمله رو می خوام ممنون
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Persian (Farsi) translation:سکینه و صغرا
Explanation:
Alices and Barbaras could be any names...the author seems to be saying that the people in the system choosing new students will tend to choose Alices if they see themselves as Alices.
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Edward Plaisance Jr
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5 +1سکینه و صغرا
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alices and barbaras
سکینه و صغرا


Explanation:
Alices and Barbaras could be any names...the author seems to be saying that the people in the system choosing new students will tend to choose Alices if they see themselves as Alices.

Edward Plaisance Jr
Local time: 00:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

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