The ILLUSION of US Meritocracy

Meritocracy is a word that is used frequently in US media today, in light of Claudine Gay's unceremonial resignation from her position as president of Harvard University. In this video, I extrapolate on the whole principle/concept of meritocracy, as practiced in the Western society, particularly in the US.

Please see articles used in the presentation attached:
https://archive.nytimes.com/rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/how-chinese-students-pay-u-s-tuitions/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zheyanni/2014/07/30/the-chinese-are-willing-to-pay-60000-for-a-college-application/?sh=1a0f6a5e319d

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/college-cheating-iowa/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy#:~:text=Meritocracy%20(merit%2C%20from%20Latin%20mere%C5%8D,than%20wealth%20or%20social%20class.

The Illusion of meritocracy, according to Michael Sandel, Harvard philosopher:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_g6WTZPJLw