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Which high school you attend and how you compare academically relative to your peers matters, and sometimes is, if not the determining factor, then at least a very important factor in the college admission process. By the word “peers” I mean both those students around the country and the world who are going to apply to the same colleges as you, as well as those students in your school who are applying to these colleges too. There are some paradoxes and contradictions when it comes to evaluating if the particular secondary school you currently attend will benefit or hurt you in terms of getting accepted to highly selective colleges. And it will take me more than you probably want to know or read to try to cover this in ways that are not misleading or superficial.IFirst of all, it is important to note that after or during the process of evaluating your particular application, virtually every highly selective university looks at applicants within the context of the school you currently attend. Admission offices like to promote how they make decisions based upon a holistic evaluation of each individual applicant. Every admission office website underscores this part of the process and it is one way that the US admission process differs from most others around the globe which tend to use national exams to determine who gets in. In the US, colleges make it very clear that they are fully committed to enrolling a diverse student body. Diversity is one of the vaguer words in the admission process vocabulary and it has a range of meanings, but you can be sure that it applies to students from:different backgrounds and locations around the US and the worlddifferent income levels (especially if the school has committed to meeting full aid for all admitted students)different racial and ethnic groupsdifferent sexual orientationdifferent educational backgrounds (a range that covers the first in the family to attend college to having two parents with professional/advanced degrees).There are other groups that certain types of schools highlight (for example, in and out of state residents for state affiliated colleges). But not nearly as many schools put in writing that they wish to enroll students from a large number of high schools Why? Because in order to do this it might make it harder for students who attend some exceptionally good secondary schools and who might have stronger academic credentials than students from schools that rarely send students to highly selective schools (both schools in rural areas and inner-city neighborhoods would fall into the latter category).Schools do two different things when evaluating applicants—one is to read students as individuals and the other is to read them as a member of one or more groups. The former is what most people think of when they interpret the holistic admission process; the latter is often brought up in ways that show how contentious putting people in groups can be (especially by race or legacy status or athletic ability) in a country in which the national discourse often focuses on the sanctity of the individual. Colleges and universities, however, have different priorities in part because they are composed of a variety of groups and are committed to serving communities not just individuals.One group that students are put in by colleges and universities (unless they are home schooled) is the secondary school they attend. Simply put, colleges and universities evaluate and then use information about a students’ secondary school in terms of the offerings that are available and in terms of where the each student who has applied ranks against the others. Colleges run data that shows all the students who have applied from the same secondary school in a given year. In addition, some schools run historical summaries which show what the school has done with that particular secondary school’s applicants in previous years. (There is a platform that gathers data for secondary schools about their applicants to colleges, called Naviance. It uses gpa and test scores that aps on a scattergram all the decisions made on applicants over a 5-year period--accept, wait list, deny).Colleges examine students within school groups for several reasons. First of all, there are now very few highly competitive secondary schools that actually provide rank in class to colleges. By highly competitive, I mean selective private schools, boarding schools, and public schools that are located in high income school districts and which send the vast majority of their students on to 4-year colleges. The schools have found that they take too much heat from parents about tiny differences in gpa which goes into determining who ends up as the valedictorian or in the top 10% of the class. (Some schools now name dozens of students as covaledictorians --a few have over 100). This decision not to rank students is not just to give a large group of students "special snowflake" status. They also believe ranking creates unnecessary competition among the students who are already stressed out about getting the highest possible gpa now that admission to the most highly selective schools is under 10%.But here is the thing that many do not know about how colleges still manage to create its own ranking of students. Even if schools provide no information about rank to universities, students still get “ranked” in school groups. Colleges look at students’ transcripts and examine their gpa relative to other applicants so even though there is not an official ranking by the secondary school the colleges still rank students on their own. This can be helpful to the colleges for a number of reasons. Secondary schools determine gpa in very different ways. Some schools add .5 to the gpa for classes that are designated as honors and give a whole point added to the gpa for AP classes. It is no longer unusual to see students with a 3.8 gpa actually being in the bottom half of the class due to weighting. Having students group;ed by gpa lets admission officers get a snapshot of the individual student within the group as well as a snapshot of how much weighting goes into the grading system. Some schools have admission officers firt read applicants in school groups, so they see immediately where they stand compared to their peers. Others look at school groups after the application has been read by at least one or mother readers. Looking at school groups also helps the colleges to make sure they have been at least somewhat consistent in their decisions.When schools receive thousands of applications it is hard to keep track of every applicant and every decision without running reports. For example, school groups give colleges the opportunity to have another look to see why a student with a lower gpa was offered admission over another student with higher grades and testing. This helps, in some cases, avoid a call from the counselors from the secondary school after the decisions have gone out asking why a “weaker” student was offered admission/ Parents often call asking this same question, but most colleges will not address particular cases with parents. In some cases, it is clear why a student lower down in terms of gpa was offered admission--students with a special talent, a legacy tie, or who is a member of an under-represented group; or who is the first in the family attend college , or from a low-income background all might get in ahead of a student who does not have one of these so called “hooks”.While colleges all say they do not have quotas (and this is true I think) they do, however, have goals and limitations in terms of the number of students they can accept. For example, State universities have, in some cases, legal restrictions on the percentage of in and out of state residents. They must determine exactly how many students they can bring in from out of state or face budget cuts of they exceed this amount. State schools want a good representation of out of state students because typically the applicant pool is much larger (49 states vs. one) and the amount of tuition they pay is at least double those of in-state. It is always a balancing act to try to come in at just the right percentage and whether one wants to call this a quota or not this is effectively what it is.Private schools can drill down deep into data to make sure they get the mix of female and male they want. How else could Harvard, for example, come in at just about 50/50 year in and year out without running numbers and effectively picking students in part by gender. Some colleges narrow offers down by geography, so, for example, they will only offer to so many students from the Northeast or the far West etc. And more controversially, some schools have “goals” what the percentage of students they wish to enroll by race. Of course, it is not a firm quota (an exact number) but the difference between a goal and quota is often negligible. However, it is against the law to have quotas based on race, but it is not if a school has goals. A look at the percentage of Asian students at the Ives will give some sense of how virtually all these schools bring in almost the same exact percentages each year. This is not an accident and is one of the things that will likely come up in the Harvard lawsuit that is unfolding as I write this.There are no laws about giving students from a specific school or geographic location a plus or minus in the overall evaluation. For example, it is harder to get in from the Northeast to most of the colleges in Boston unless the school is what is called a “feeder school”. A feeder school is one that most have likely heard of think -- Exeter. Typically, at a school like about a third or more of the students attend top 20 ranked schools attend Ivies. Some schools benefit from having “family ties”. Boston Latin is a wonderful school and does have a number of great students. They also have a number of students whose parents are on the faculty at Harvard, and schools like to keep faculty happy. Any college will give at least a special look to students whose parents or parents work at the school.The joke that is often told in admission is that a student who attends a school in North Dakota has a much better chance of getting in than a student from virtually any school in the Northeast or West Coast. But it isn’t really a joke. Colleges do like to show on their academic profile that they have enrolled students from all or nearly all 50 States. It is less true internationally, in part because there are far more countries than States. Nevertheless, it is far harder to get into top colleges from China, India, Korea, and Singapore than it is from any other countries in the world. These countries produce thousands of students who are as good or better than any students anywhere, but colleges are not going to use up all their international slots on just a few countries any more than they are going to enroll students from a small group of States in the US. Students from some countries like Afghanistan, Syria, Honduras, The Congo, for example, would be given a huge plus in admission because so few students have the academic background to do well in a competitive college or university. Many of these students will need financial aid and only a very few US schools have aid for international students and almost all of them are the most highly selective schools.There is, however, one set of 17 schools around the world that has a unique advantage in placing students at top universities. They are called United World Colleges (UWCs for short), and they are unique places located in often less than typical campuses all over the globe (a castle in Wales, on top of a mountain in India etc.).United World CollegesEach of them has a student body who attend these boarding schools (a few offer day school options), for at least two years while completing courses in the International Baccalaureate program. Most of the students who attend these schools do so because they have been awarded need-based scholarships. Their funding comes from a variety of sources--countries, royal families, and, most significantly, a US billionaire, Shelby Davis, who has given a billion dollars to the UWCs to provide scholarships for students who to attend both the UWCs and then a select group of highly selective colleges. His funding permits schools to enroll these often-needy students without having to spend as much of its own need based funds to enroll them. Therefore, the acceptance rates of students from the UWCs to schools in the US is much higher than almost any international school and higher than most schools in the US too. Students have to be selected through a rigorous process from countries around the world especially if they need full funding.I have been to many of the campuses and the students who attend these schools often have overcome staggering odds to end up there. They have risen to the top of their countries’ education systems despite grinding poverty or war or civic unrest. Some students who can pay do attend these schools too and they often benefit both in terms of living among a truly global student body and because these schools enjoy great relationships with the top universities in the US and around the world. Students who come from these schools add a perspective that few students ever could, and this is one of the reasons they are admitted at a higher rate than students from even most of the top secondary schools. If students were truly interested in a unique secondary education and gaining an advantage in the highly selective admission process, then attending a UWC is an option to consider.IIOne of the best books I have read about the admission process is The Gatekeepers by Jacques Steinberg. I have written about it several times because even though It is a bit dated it is still one of the best inside views of the admission process I have read. It traces the way one particular admission officer at Wesleyan University does his job. One part of his job consisted of fielding phone calls from counselors from some of the top private schools who were advocating for some of their students prior to final decisions by the admission office. Colleges do not like to talk much about this because it smacks of elitism and favoritism. In one particular case a counselor advocates for a student who was on the borderline for Wesleyan and the call edged the student into the offer pile. And while this it is true this is clearly not fair, it does not tell the whole story.Networking is going to happen in any field and to think it won’t is willfully naïve. For example, there are national and local conferences all over the world for educators to meet and connect. The vast majority of secondary school counselors who attend these meetings are from either private schools or schools that have large enough budgets to send people to a several day conference that will end up costing thousands of dollars. Schools also host counselors on their campuses and often pay the fees for them to fly in and go to MLB baseball games etc. At one level, everyone is performing as a lobbyist. Admission officers try to get the counselors to encourage great students to apply and counselors encourage the colleges to take more of their students. Colleges usually have admission offices that are organized so that there are regional readers or deans who are in charge of a particular part of the country. The admissions officers and the high school counselors then get to know one another and build relationships some of them extending back decades. Like any form of networking ,a large part is focused on building trust. If there is trust then when a secondary school counselor makes a special case for a student there may be some flexibility in moving as student from the wait list or deny piles into the offer pile.This may sound more sinister than it often is. It could be the counselor is advocating for a scholarship student at the school who has lower testing and grades but who would be a good fit for the school. So, while this student may end up having an advantage in getting in because of this special appeal, many in education would support this less than perfectly fair process. In addition, the main figure in The Gatekeepers is a strong advocate for under-represented students. He becomes an advocate for these students and they have a much better chance of getting in than most student at even the most prestigious secondary schools in the US. But it would be disingenuous to leave things here. Counselors may contact schools to go over the school group prior to decisions going out and if the counselor has someone who is currently on the wait list they may do a quick pitch for the student. And some will also ask for students who are in the deny group be moved to the wait list just to make the decision less of a blow to the student’s ego. Some colleges do not accept these kinds of phone calls. Others do. Some change decisions based on the calls. Others don’t. But back room deals happen everywhere, and this is one part of the admission process that does favor the schools that have developed relationships and contacts.The typical narrative in the world of admission these days often highlights the gap between the haves and have nots. The gap is so wide and deep that it makes the process unfair to those who do not have the economic means to compete with those who do. Students whose parents are in the top 10% in terms of income can afford to live in neighborhoods where the schools are good, or, if they think public schools is not the best choice then they send their children to private day schools or boarding schools. In addition, they can pay for expensive test prep, summer programs, travel, access to internships, and the kind of overall support that is not possible for those who are low-income. Equal access is an ideal that does not come close to existing in the real world.As with any metanarrative that gets applied as a uniform template of a large and unwieldy group of disparate people, there is a lot of truth to this but there are also important exceptions. If we start to get granular about how each student is hurt or helped by their circumstances, then things can get complicated. There is, however, no doubt that in the aggregate, those at the top of the income pyramid attend better schools, have more support and so get, far more often than not, a dramatic advantage in selective admission process.While this is all true, it does not tell the whole story. For example, there are low income students who attend Exeter, Andover, Brearley , Lawrenceville, Harvard-Westlake etc. on need-based scholarships. These students are often the ones who have the best chance of anyone in these tony schools to get into the most selective universities, because they not only attend an elite secondary school, but also have overcome a great deal in order to be there. Colleges are committed to enrolling under-represented students like these because they clearly have the ability to do well academically and socially on any campus.Does attending a great secondary school alter one’s life chances and not just the chances of getting into a small set of selective colleges? Of course, but the changes that occur for low-income students are greater than those who are already in the upper middle class. Advantaged students typically have a strong safety net that will help them in life. Low income students who get in to top ranked colleges on full need-based scholarship will graduate without any debt and will have a chance to enter into competition for jobs on Wall Street, Silicon Valley. When 30-40 % of the students at Princeton go into the highly competitive field of consulting upon graduation it shows that where one goes to college matters and this is one of the reasons so many families and students are focused on getting into elite college—their life chances are better, in the aggregate, for their graduates.IIIIs everyone who attends a great private or manet school in a better position to get accepted to the top ranked colleges?Sort of. I often tell the story of a conversation I had with the college counselor at one of the top boarding schools in the US. Schools like this tout their 30% acceptance rate to Ivies when trying to get people to pay $60,000 a year to send their son or daughter there. I asked the counselor if he ever disaggregated that 30% and showed the prospective parents the ones who get in to those schools. And he said “of course not “. Why? Because it would not be in the school’s best interest to do so.So, I will do it. Of that 30%, a fair number of the students are recruited athletes. Not many secondary schools have hockey rinks (the school I mentioned above has 2), but all the Ivies have hockey teams and they need athlete that will make them look good against their Ivy competition. While these students are not often at the top academically they do, if they are identified as recruited athletes, have the best chance of getting into top schools. Talented athletes, especially in a few sports that are largely limited to a tiny number of secondary schools—hockey and rowing and squash being the top 3—are far more likely to get in the any valedictorian at almost any school who does not something special besides great grades, test scores and recommendations. It should not go unremarked that almost all these sports are composed of white students.In the case of rowing it is best to be female. Title 9 legislation means colleges need women rowers to help offset the large number of football players to meet the guideline that there should be equal number of male and female varsity athletes. Football is a problem because there are so many players on the team and, obviously, no female team, so rowing, which requires a number of boats and athletes helps offset football. Very few schools around the US public or private, have boathouses and crew teams. Talented athletes who attend schools with high price tags and great specialized athletic facilities reap the benefits of attending these schools.In addition, low-income under-represneted scholarship students who attend these schools are also at a significant advantage in the admission process. In most cases, these students have far better academic programs and opportunities at these schools than if they had stayed at home. And then there are, of course the legacies who get special consideration for admission at almost all of the most selective colleges. The acceptance rate for legacies at the Ivies is far higher than it is for students who does not have a hook (athlete, under-represented group). In addition, there are international students who, if the come from certain Asian countries typically end up at or near the top of the class academically. Because attending top schools in the US is a goal many of the best students in China wish to pursue and because it is seen as an edge in admission if a Chinese student attends a great boarding school in the US it is now as hard or harder to get into to top boarding schools from China than it is to get in all but the most selective colleges. They tend to come in with exceptional academic backgrounds and tend to leave with academic prizes at the end of the year along with a prestigious college to head off to in the Fall.What all this means is that the average (if this is the correct word since getting into these schools is very competitive) student who attends these top boarding schools and who wishes to get in to a top 20 school without a hook may actually be at a competitive disadvantage, in some cases, than if they had stayed at home and been a star in the local school. I would still argue that the overall experience of attending a great boarding school may be worth the investment because of the things that come with the education that do not automatically translate into being offered admission to a top 10 university.Something similar in terms of admission happens at the magnet schools that are public and paid for by taxpayers. Places like Stuyvesant and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology have the reputation as among the best secondary schools in the US. The students who get in have been at the very top of the selection criteria and they feed off the atmosphere of learning and, typically, do amazing things in secondary school and beyond. The list of Novel winners and others who have done exceptional things who come from the New York magnet schools is long.But there are two problems that these students have when it comes to getting accepted at top schools. The first has to do with the effort of colleges to enroll students from a wide variety of secondary schools around the US. They could take a couple hundred students from each of the schools I have mentioned and all of them could compete both academically and outside of the classroom with just about anybody. But colleges want to get students who will contribute because they have different experiences and backgrounds. Therefore, schools limit the number of students they will take from even the best schools.To give just one example, I will use information about students at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax Virginia. I have written about this school before and have included some great comments about the experience of going there from students. It is without doubt one of the top secondary schools in the world. Although a public school, it requires everyone who wishes to attend to apply and it is not unlike the holistic process that colleges use. They accept about 17% of those who apply.There are several things worth pointing out on the profile. The first is the average test scores students earn. The SAT average, of 2200 ( or 1510, converting it from the old to the new SAT) puts the typical student above the top 98th percentile in the nation. This means in their class of over 400 students at least 200 are in the top 1%. In the admission profession many people point out that SATs are not a good predictor of academic success compared to other measures such as the transcript and grades. While this is true of scores overall, those students who score in the top 1% are far more likely to do well academically that any student who is in the top 50% or below. Most studies about the effectiveness of standardized tests to do not disaggregate test scores at the tail ends of the bell curve since it undermines the narrative that scores are not useful. But if top 1% scores do not convince people who hate the SAT that the students at TJ are better prepared than most to do well there are other factors cannot be easily dismissed.There is almost no disagreement that the two factors that are the best predictors of academic success are-- courses a student takes and the grades he or she earns during grades 9-12. The course offerings at TJ are far beyond what almost any secondary school offers. Many TJ students are arriving on college campuses several years ahead in terms of course work in the STEM fields. In fact, many TJ students arrive on campus with a lot more STEM courses than many students who attend college for four years. And the courses they take are not the whole story. They also have conducted research in ways very few secondary students do. Students have the benefit of being in a research hub, so they can get experience at start up tech firms and NIH, to name just a few.Once again, these opportunities and puts TJ students at the top 1%. When focusing on grades, however, it is hard to make a case that a TJ student has higher grades than most other students. Grade inflation is so rampant in high schools that almost 50% now earn A grades. As gpas continue to rise the ability of schools to predict success based on grades fall. In addition, more and more schools no longer rank their students. A generation ago only small private schools did not rank. Now almost all private schools and most public schools in the suburbs and upper middle-income districts no longer rank. Schools choose not to rank for a variety of reasons in part because it seems misleading to differentiate students by tiny difference in gpa that may be based on whether a student took a gym class or not and in part because the US News ranks schools based on the % of students in the top 10% and schools with great students were seeing fewer students get in because it would potentially lower the rankings.A's are on the rise in report cards, but SAT scores struggleEven though the average gpa at TJ is quite high there is still one way for their students to demonstrate have actually earned their high grades--the results of their AP exams. As the profile states, students took nearly 3900 AP exams. This is such a staggeringly large number that I would bet that it tops the total number of APs taken by all the students in certainly less than populous States. Perhaps even more impressive is the fact that 97% of the students earn grades of 3 or higher, the score that many colleges use to grant academic credit.The reason I underscore the AP numbers is that the Dean of Admission at Harvard has said that AP scores are the best predictor of success there, better even than grades and transcript:We have found that the best predictors at Harvard are Advanced Placement tests and International Baccalaureate Exams, closely followed by the College Board subject tests. High school grades are next in predictive power, followed by the SAT and ACT.Guidance Office: Answers From Harvard's Dean, Part 2Given all this data which demonstrates that TJ is at the very top in terms of preparing students to do well at any university, one would assume that this would translate into the number of students who get into the top 30 ranked schools being exceptionally high. And this is true. Sort of. (Again.)A glance at the profile show that of the acceptance rate at three of the top State Universities in the US is far higher than their average acceptance rate. For Uva-- 224/348 students were accepted (64% acceptance). the average acceptance rate for Virginia residents to Uva is 29%. William and Mary and Virginia Tech accepted 82% of TJ applicants. These colleges recognize the strength of entire student body at TJ. During my time at Uva the statistics showed that students from TJ earned the highest gpa of any school with over 10 students enrolled of any school in the world. Given that there are over 400 students from TJ at Uva this is a testament that the school has done exactly what it was designed to do—produce expectational graduates who will do well in college.Looking at a number of highly selective colleges on the profile, it is clear that they too accept TJ students at a rate that is much higher than the typical high school. Technical schools like CMU and Georgia Tech offer to over 34% of its applicant about 20 percentage points higher than the overall acceptance rates. Most of the top ranked schools acceptance rate tare twice as large as the overall rate. But there are exceptions.Princeton, MIT and U Penn offer to about 10% of the TJ applicants. For a school that specializes in STEM the acceptance rate at MIT seems especially low. What does not show up on the profile, except in an oblique way, is the acceptance rate to Harvard and Stanford. The profile only lists schools which have accepted 10 or more students. These two schools have decided there are not even 10 students at arguably the best school in the US who have earned a spot. It is more than a safe bet that the acceptance rate for these two schools from TJ is under 10%. For those who want evidence of how much demographics and geography and other factors play into admission at the most selective colleges, they need look no further than this.Many people would be surprised to learn that attending a school like this while providing a huge advantage to getting in to many top schools dos not help that much when it comes to Harvard, Princeton or Stanford. Of course, these colleges do not have an exact quota, but they will reach a point (and it is pretty consistent each year) where anyone below a certain gpa and a certain set of standardized scores on the SAT/ACT and AP exams is pretty much doomed if they are not hooked. To put it simply, non-hooked students at the most competitive secondary schools need to be at the top of the class even if the competition and academic accomplishments are, on average, far greater than at any non-magnet school. As a result, some students’ parents are choosing to keep their children from attending the magnet school; instead, they keep them in their neighborhood school in hoping that their children will be of the valedictorian who will get in instead of the person “only” in the top 5% of a school that has 150 National Merit Semifinalists. Some might call taking such a small number of TJ students a misguided policy on the part of the colleges. And many I hope would think not having a child attend a magnet school in the hopes of increasing the chances of him or her getting into an Ivy as a very bad idea.In addition, there is a very inconvenient truth that is getting a lot of attention in the media and in courtrooms. The vast majority of these students at magnet schools like TJ or Stuyvesant are, at least currently, Asian. As anyone who has read the headlines recently in the New York Times and elsewhere, there is a lawsuit against Harvard that is based on the study that Harvard itself carried out which concluded that the admission office discriminates against Asians. Opinion | Harvard Is Wrong That Asians Have Terrible PersonalitiesAt the same time, in New York, Mayor De Blasio has put forward a plan that would drastically reduce the number of Asians students who currently make up the vast majority of students at the 8 magnet schools. 75% of the students at Stuyvesant, the crown jewel of the NYC system, are Asian, even though they comprise just 15% of the overall NYC population. The new selection system will get rid of the standardized test currently used to select students and implement a percentage plan in which a set number of students automatically get in from every middle school in the city. Many have argued recently that making it more difficult for Asians, many of whom are low income --they have the largest percentage of low income students in New York City- is unjust. They spend time, money and effort to do well on the test. The test does not favor them in any way except that it rewards those who prepare for the test more than those who do not.Opinion | No Ethnic Group Owns Stuyvesant. All New Yorkers Do.I have been lucky enough to visit secondary schools around the country and the world. In most cases I have visited schools where the majority of students are motivated, the facilities are up to date, and the teachers excellent. But I have also visited schools in Appalachia, New York and other locations where fewer than 10% of the students will go on to college. In many cases I have sat in on classes and talked with students in groups or individually. There is what I would call an energy field in certain classes I have been in whether it be at one of the magnet schools in Shanghai or Singapore, or at Stuyvesant or TJ. The teachers expect students to be fully prepared and in almost all cases I have observed they are. They are focused and seem to enjoy the interaction between the teacher and their fellow students. When classes end and the hallways fill, there is an energy that is both powerful and intense in ways that I find unique and inspiring. Having students ask me questions from schools like this I come away humbled at the level of knowledge and achievement these students have already attained.On the other hand. I don't know that I have been treated so well as when I visited schools in Appalachia. People all say hi and thank me for making the effort to get there. But inside the classes many students are not engaged; some have their heads down on their desks and are asleep. I can’t really blame them. Most have already decided college is not for them and they are headed to the military or trade school. They are essentially passing time until graduation.The same can be said of students I have met at some Inner-city schools. Too often, these students are living in environments where they do not have access up to date text books or lab equipment. Some call schools like these warehouses as students do not get a chance to learn much but are kept off the streets. Nevertheless, gangs recruit heavily at these schools and these organizations have a much higher “enrollment rate” than colleges and universities. My brother taught in these schools for 25 years and his heart was broken many times when bright students gave up learning because they had to choose a gang or worry about their safety and their family.The disparities between schools exists on virtually every level, whether economic, pedagogical, cultural. One’s life choices are opened or limited by what kind of secondary school one attends. Every year there are calls for leveling the playing field and for improving education at most schools, but very little has changed in the past several generations to close the achievement gaps or create schools that can dramatically improve the chances of most low-income students.For example, If Mayor De Blasio’s New York plan is adopted, more under-represented students will likely have a chance to get the opportunity to attend the top colleges and universities. It will be similar in the same way that the under-represented scholarship students at the boarding schools and private schools will have the many of the top colleges in the US recruiting them. This will, however, come at a price of keeping out low income Asian students whose parents are recent immigrants. But most in education at secondary schools and colleges think this is a worthwhile trade off. The courts may not agree. (I will be addressing this issue in a future blog entry.) And neither does the current President. President Trump and his administration have just sent a message to schools across the US which reverses direction from the Obama administration with respect to affirmative action: “The Trump administration said Tuesday that it was abandoning Obama administration policies that called on universities to consider race as a factor in diversifying their campuses, signaling that the administration will champion race-blind admissions standards.”Trump Officials Reverse Obama’s Policy on Affirmative Action in SchoolsGiven all the politics and legal issues, things are uncertain when it comes to how and if affirmative action will survive these current challenges. If it does not, then there will be little change in terms of the composition of magnet high schools, but it is likely that in an effort to still have a diverse student body magnet high schools and selective colleges may adopt percentage plans similar to the one proposed by Major De Blasio or the one currently in place in Texas. Secondary school students in Texas who are in the top 6% of their school are automatically admitted to University of Texas. This helps to create opportunities for students of color since there are still de facto segregation at many schools there (and around the US). Taking a certain percentage at the top of the class of all high schools will mean that underrepresented students will still get in to selective state universities even if affirmative action gets struck down. This, in effect, is what the NYC city plan is about but getting rid of the test and replacing it with a percentage while the plan will dramatically alter the racial composition, it will come at the cost of pushing out low income Asian students who have done nothing wrong except for perhaps out testing everyone else.As I mentioned above, the atmosphere of a magnet school is one that mirrors the atmosphere of highly selective colleges and universities. There are very few slackers, and all have high aspirations. While this increases stress levels it also creates an environment that the alumni of Stuyvesant underscore in defending keeping the admission to the school the way it is. If the school admits students who are, for example, two years behind in terms of mathematics courses the school will have to design a two tiered system of classes and have to re-allocate already limited resources.To sum up, at long last, attending a wonderful secondary school will prepare students for success better than attending a school beset by budget woes and weak facilities and underpaid and overworked teachers. This much is obvious.But it is also true that what group one belongs to within different schools will determine a great deal when it comes time for colleges to pick students. As a parent I would always pick the best school that a child could go to and thrive in. Even if they did not get into a top ranked school they would still have the skills and the atmosphere that would foster a love of learning. Studies show that students with high grades and testing do well in life regardless of whether they attend a top 20 school.

My DCEU Plan.Here we go,Phase Zero: Show the world in which the heroes exist.Man Of Steel: Shows a world which doesn’t trust the motives of Superman so they decide to spy on him. But as we all know they fail.Batman V Superman: Introduces a world which doesn’t trust superheroes.Wonder Woman: Shows her past and shows that she has now given up on the world.Justice League: What all happened. What matters is that the Justice League was officially formed in the end.Phase 1: Introduces the heroes.Aquaman (2018)Shazam (2019)WW84 (2020)I want Maxwell Lord in this one as the main antagonist.4. The Batman (2021)I need the detective skills to be displayed here. So Black Mirror or Hush shall be fine as the source material.I hope they cast Matthew Daddario for Batman5. Aquaman Sequel (2021)I need Black Manta as the main antagonist and he shall kill queen Atlanta.6. Black Adam (2021)This is a sequel to Shazam (2019). I have Black Adam as the main antagonist and I need a superman cameo to help Shazam beat Black Adam.7. Flash (2022)I want Gorilla Grood played by Andy Serkis as the antagonist. And in the post credit it is revealed that Grood has contacted a certain genius scientist plus sociopath from the 25th century who was researching the speed force.8. Man Of Tomorrow (2022)This is the superman sequel we all need.Clark Kent is missing because Superman was kidnapped by a tyrant of a certain War-World who is known by the name Mongul.Superman fights his way up the ladder while gaining support from all the oppressed and starts a rebellion to eventually overthrow Mongul.In the end Superman faces off against Mongul who matched the Man of steel with his strength. But eventually Superman humiliates him and liberates all the slaves on the War World.Post Credit scene: A humiliated and now abandoned Mongul on a now empty War World goes into a chamber and finds a few miniaturised worlds. He then remembers the certain 12th level intellect super genius who traded him those worlds and who lives outside the time stream and Mongul decides to provide him intel about a planet named Earth to conquer.9. The Dark Knight Origins (2023)This will be more like a filler but it wont be boring by any means. It will act as a world expanding movie for Batman.This movie will be narrated by Alfred as a story to the audience.Director: Chad Stahelski (His work in John Wick at world building was remarkable)Main Cast:Alfred Pennyworth- Jeremy IronsBruce Wayne- Someone young looking as if in his 20s. ( most preferably Jeremy Irvine or Tyler Hoechlin)Ras Al Ghul- Ashraf Barhom or NaveenAndrewsTalia Al Ghul- Berenice MarloheRun time: 3 hours. But all the 3 hours will be worth it.Summary:First hourBruce travels through out the world from one university to another to learn all he can. He then goes to master his body. And in the end to finish his quest to learn things Bruce ends up with a super genius Russian Engineer. And after completing his journey to master his skills at science, engineering, deduction and tracking, Bruce finally ends up in the front door of 'Eth Alth'eban (the base of operation of the League Of Assassins) somewhere at the center of a maze of canyons somewhere in the desert of the Arabian peninsula.Second hourBruce starts to train with the league of assassins and starts climbing up the ranks. Ras recognises Bruce and another one named as Faris by the league to be the two most gifted and skilled students to have ever joined the league. Bruce and Talia, the elder daughter of Ras, develop an intimate relationship. Ras learns of the relation and he then decides to puts Bruce and Faris against each other in a bloody fight to death. The fight continues and Bruce is mostly overpowered by Faris. But eventually Bruce beats Faris but denies to take his life. Faris is excommunicated by the league and is humiliated. Faris is accompanied by a few of his followers in the league.Third hourRas then marries Bruce and Talia and chooses Bruce as his successor as the head of the Demon. Ras designates Bruce to lead his mission to overthrow the government of America and reform it in the image of the League to free it of all of its corruption by killing all the corrupt political and other influential figures. This is when Bruce learns the true nature of the league and its influence in all the historical events such as the fall of Roman empire, Spanish flu, etc. Bruce then decides to stop the league and eventually faces Ras in a fight in the middle of a lost city with thousands of members of league as audience that were designated on the mission. Ras is defeated for the first time in many centuries. Ras then gives up his powers as the head of the Demon but Bruce denies it because of their dark history and says, “I do not seek your power, Ras. But if you really want to give me something, give me your word that the league will always stay out my way… for it’s own good.” Ras, on his knees defeated, agrees. Bruce bids farewell to Talia, who was secretly with Bruce’s child, and decides to finally return to Gotham after 4 years.Mid Credit scene:Faris was walking in the middle of the windy desert when one of his followers hands him a mask to save himself from the sandy wind. Faris looks at it and says, “My name is not Faris. Faris was what they called me when I was just a horseman. My real name is lost in history. But I will return… as a Bane.”Post Credit scene:In present day: 10 years after Bruce returned to Gotham.NASA detects an asteroid that enters the solar system but decides to ignore it as it does not intersect with the path of Earths orbit.But in the Batcave, Batman finds out that it was not an asteroid but a space ship that is quiet reminiscent of a skull.10. Justice League (2024)Director: Steven SpielbergAntagonist: Brainiac played by Matt Damon or Jude LawCast addition:Martian Manhunter- Lance ReddickJohn Stuart- D.B. WoodsideNightwing- Finn WittrockMichael Holt- Nate ParkerPlot: Something quiet similar to Injustice 2 Video Game without Superman going crazy.Mid Credit scene:Batman along with a fellow scientist named Michael Holt re-creates the Phantom Zone teleporter using the knowledge from the crashed Kryptonian spaceship from Man of Steel and they banish an unconscious and out of commissioned Brainiac into the Phantom Zone.Post Credit scene:Bruce contacts Ray Palmer (the founder of Palmer Tech) to lead his scientists in their project at creating a conscious super Artificial Intelligence and decides to call in professor Michael Holt for assistance and code names the project as “Brother Eye”.Phase 2: Expansion of the DCEUThis Phase will be the longest and will mostly include introduction of new characters and their origins including new worlds.Green Lantern Corps (2025)A group of 3 new green lanterns led by John Stewart are facing Atrocitus while dealing with a malfunctioning Green Lantern Ring on a planet called MOGO.Post Credit:A transmission:Hal Jordan: So are you done with that Red Giant with anger issues?John: For now.Hal: Hmm okay that's reassuring.John: What about things on your end?Hal: Uhh… We are working on it.2. Nightwing (2025)This is kinda a grounded movieCast:Nightwing- Aaron JohnsonLory Elton- (idk directors pick)Huntress- (same again)Penguin- (…)Black Mask- (…)Block Buster- (…)Tim Drake- Dylan O’BrienPlot:Nightwing is dealing with Black Mask who has teamed up with BlockBuster. He comes across Lory, an old love interest, and is accompanied by Huntress.Nightwing calls Tim for a little help with a detective work and its a plot twist.3. The Reverse Flash (2026)Cast:Reverse Flash- James MarsdenPlot:Barry joins star lab under the recommendation of Batman after Bruce Wayne took over Star Lab and started funding for researching the speed force.Barry reveals his identity as the flash to Dr. Stones.When they access the speed force they receive a message from the speed force that says them to open a portal to the speed force.When Cyborg opens a boom tube to the speed force, an explosion blasts off. When the dust settles a guy walks out of the smoke and calls himself Eobard Thawne and attacks Barry Allen, the Flash. Eobard basically out-fasts Barry all the time and shatters his knee joint and dislocates his elbow and beats Barry to a point he is left unconscious.When Barry gains his senses, Dr. Michael Holt reaches Star Labs and joins them as a freelancer who was recommended by Bruce Wayne.Michael starts his work and helps Barry and Dr. Silas to study the speed force for a month and then they proceed to help Barry catching up to Eobard’s speed.Finally Barry matches Thawne and with the help of Star Labs and Michael capture him.Post Credit Scene:Barry interrogates ThawneBarry: When are you from?Thawne: I’m from the 25th Century Mr. Allen.Barry: Then why are you here? Is star bucks no longer a thing in the 25th century?Thawne: hahaha Mr. Allen you are funny but can drop that charade. We both know what you’ve lost.Barry:…Thawne: And to answer your question, I am here to help you with your research.Barry: I felt that… it didn’t really felt so well.Thawne: I hope we will get past that. Maybe I can give you a way to make you feel better.Barry: What do you mean?Thawne: Not everyone can outrun their past. But we are not everyone.Barry: What are you getting at?Thawne: Time Travelling Mr. Allen. Time Travelling.4. Supergirl (2026)Cast:Supergirl- Virginia GardnerRun time: 1 hour 45 minutesPlot:The movie will be based on Superman/Batman #8 #9 #10 #11 #12Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Cyborg reach Apocalypse.But when they reach apocalypse, they never see Darkseid. Batman gets close to Darkseid but he just has a conversation with him but never gets to see him. All he sees is the silhouette of Darkseid.And in the end everyone safely returns to Earth.Mid Credit:Superman introduces Kara to Martha.Post Credit:Dr. Michael Holt is working on some hovering spheres but decides to call Barry to check on his progress with his study and research on speed force with Thawne.5. Green Lantern (2027)Cast:Hal Jordan- Jamie Dornan/ Tom CruiseSinestro- Luke EvansPlot:(I’ll think about this later. I am having no idea of this right now. The plot will be centred around Hal and Sinestro)Post Credit:John Stewart returns to Earth.6. Flashpoint (2027)Cast:Flashpoint Batman- Jeffery Dean MorganFlashpoint Joker- Lauren CohanPlot:Quiet similar to the DC animated movie, Justice League: Flashpoint Paradox. But some changes due to lack of characters.Climax: Barry hands over a letter written by Thomas to Bruce.Mid Credit:A guy in a train going to central city finds something odd about himself and thinks that the world around him has started to slow down at times lately.Post Credit:(Flashback)Jason Todd wakes up in his grave 6 feet under the ground in the burial ground in Eth Alth'eban.7 Batman: The Red Hood (2028)Director: Matt ReevesCast:Jason Todd/ Red Hood- Aaron Tayler-JohnsonPlot:Something similar to the animated movie, Batman: Under the Red Hood. But I am sure if its Matt Reeves, he will definitely tweak it to something outstanding.Mid Credit:Jason escapes Arkham Asylum.Post Credit:Alexander Luthor Jr. gets a report that his research named Bizarro has been successfully completed but the subject has gone missing.8. The Wonder Woman (2028)Director: Kathryn BigelowPlot:Set in present day with Veronica Cale as the main antagonist with a plot inspired from Godwatch.Post Credit:Artemis abandons her home to deliver Justice in her own way.9. Green Arrow (2028)Director: Matt RossCast:Oliver Queen- Charlie HunnamBlack Cannery- Lili SimmonsPlot:Use Green Arrow (2016) as source material.Mid Credit:The Green Arrow is reached by Superman.Post Credit:A bus is hijacked in the middle of a valley by a gang of 30 bandits and Jason wakes up and waves to the lady next to him who on being asked about her name replies Artemis and explains him the scenario. Jason sighs and reaches for his bag to get his mask.10. Justice Society? (2029) (Yes this movie’s name has a question mark) (Filler Movie)Cast:Ray Palmer- Brandon Routh (Please)Michael Holt- Nate ParkerBooster Gold/Michael Carter- Matt BomerTed Kord- Callan McAuliffeWally West- Ezra Miller (yes I think that Ezra Miller makes a better Wally than a Barry)Ryan Choi- (some young Asian actor around 20 years old)Plot:Billionaire businessman, inventor, scientist and part time professor Ray Palmer in IVY University, gives an opportunity to his prodigal student, Ryan Choi to join a science summer programme in his multi-billion dollar company that is known by the name Palmer Tech. Ryan joins a programme led by the super-genius polymath Dr. Michael Holt. Ryan meets his team which consists of two other fellow genius teenager Ted Kord and Tim Drake. The team decides to work on one of Michael’s latest projects and end up picking on helping Michael with his research on “Tachyon based Communication”.While working on their project they send a message in the time stream which was picked by two characters who go by the name Michael Carter and Bart Allen.The team soon adds on another member on their project, who’s suggested by STAR LABS, to engineer a device after they completed their research. Wally West joins the team and they get along.Wally meets with an accident during their research. Bart explains that only a highly accelerated regenerative factor like the one bestowed by the speed force can help Wally. So Bart helps Michael to subject Wally to the speed force.Mid Credit:Bart decides to return back to his timeline while Carter decides to take up he name Booster Gold and start his own superhero career.11. Red Hood (2029)Director: Zack Snyder (This is the kind of movie he shall make. Dark, Violent and filled with bloody action)Cast:Red Hood- Aaron Taylor-JohnsonArtemis- Elizabeth DebickiBizarro- Aidan TurnerRoy Harper- Dacre MontgomerySource Material: Redhood and the outlaws (2016)Mid Credit clip (3 to 7 minutes long)Roy with Dick walk into a bar while Dick was talking with Bruce about initiating a team containing gifted teenagers (Ted Kord, Wally West and a mutant named Garfield Logan).All of a sudden he hears an explosion on the road. He rushes out and sees a girl with emerald eyes overpowered while fighting 5 aliens.Dick instantly realises that he can easily be overpowered by the characters in the conflict but he can outsmart them. With a mix of his custom arsenal that comprise of his self made signature batarangs and escrima he makes quick work on the 5 alien humanoids in a matter of less than a minute.The alien girl then approaches Dick and engages in a long kisse and then speaks her first words in English. She says, “My name is Koraind’r. I am the princess of Tamaran. My kind can learn the language of another by the act of kissing.” Dick then grasps the situation. Roy in the background interferes them and mockingly says, “I know Spanish… just in case you have plans on taking a vacation at Ibiza anytime here.”12. The Titans (2030)Director: Matt RossCast:Dick Grayson (Nightwing)- Aaron Taylor-JohnsonStarfire- …Ted Kord- Cakkan McAuliffeWally West- Ezra MillerGarfield Logan- Austin AbramsBrother Blood- …Plot:(The plot will revolve around how Dick helps Kory to settle in Earth to live a normal life as a superhero. They both work together to gather Ted, Wally and Garfield. Wally discovers his symptoms were actually the result of his exposure to the speed force due the events of Flashpoint. The team deals with Black mask.)Mid Credit:Wally reaches out to the Flash to understand his connection with the speed force.Post Credit:(A hint to introduce Raven and a character named Triagon.)13. The Terrific (2030) (Filler)Director: Steven S. DeKnightRuntime: 70 minutes.Cast:Michael Holt- Nate ParkerPaula Holt- …Plastic Man- Bill HaderPlot:The Plot revolves around the origin of Michael Holt. His childhood as an exceptionally gifted super-genius child with an IQ of 267 who decides to put his genius and passion to something good towards the world. He grows up to be the only person to have 14 PhD’s and also holds a Olympic Gold Medal in Decathlon. Michaels parents die in a plane crash caused by terrorists. As Michael was slipping into chronic depression, he meets a gentle lady named Paula who becomes his Psychiatrist. Whom gets married to and they live a happy life. Michael decides to become an entrepreneur and starts his tech-startup which soon becomes a multi-billion dollar company in a matter of 18 months and he becomes a billionaire. Michael lives a happy and successful life. When Paula was pregnant with their child, she was unfortunately killed in a car accident. Michael is driven into severe depression and one night he decides to eventually commit suicide.Michael holds a meeting with Bruce Wayne, the one person whom he respected the most because of his charitable nature and goal to drive humans towards a sustainable future, to make his company a subsidiary of Wayne’s Empire. Bruce aware of Michael’s situation, realises his motives.That night after the meeting Michael goes up to the roof of his building to jump off and kill himself. But just then he is confronted by Batman. Michael, who detested Batman, was disturbed by his intervention. But Batman talks with Michael and then convinces him that he understands Michael’s pain. Michael disturbed by Batman’s presence says that he, being a person who just brings harm upon others is in no position to understand his pain. To which Batman reveals his identity and leaves Michael flabbergasted. Bruce then explains Michael his intentions and reasons to become the Batman. Bruce puts on his mask again and as Batman, he convinces that he and Michael have the potential to do something greater than what he is aware of. He tells Michael that his life is more than what he sees it to be and shouldn’t just end it because he has lost his beloved ones and says that this would have never made anyone who loved him feel any good, instead it would break them if they were with him.Michael then saw his life in a new light and decides to put his knowledge to something beyond himself.Mid Credit:Michael goes back to his life, now without anyone he loved, but with a vision do put his brains to do things bigger than what he had ever dreamt of.End Credit:Michael gets an invite to Palmer Tech to lead a team of teenagers to lead them in their summer project.14. Lex Luthor: Man Of Steel (2030) (Filler)Director: Amma AsanteRuntime: 90 minutes.Cast:Alexander Luthor Jr. - Jesse EisenbergLex Luthor- Michael FassbenderSuperman- Henry CavilPlot:Alexander Luthor Jr. now out of prison, holds a press meet in which he addresses the press and makes his resignation public and calls upon the stage his father, Lex Luthor (Michael Fassbender) and hands over his position as the CEO of Lex Corps to Lex.(The plot is then based on the comic, Lex Luthor: Man Of Steel)Climax: Lex comes face to face with Superman.Mid Credit:Lex Luthor studies Superman’s Kryptonian DNA and starts a project under one of his subsidiaries, Cadmus.Post Credit:Batman is talking to Nightwing where they discuss the funding to which Bruce agrees to fund them 20 Billion Dollars for the first year to set up their base of operations and required assets for work and research in New York, San Francisco. Bruce then resumes to his work on designing a project codenamed “WATCHTOWER” along with Michael Holt and Ray Palmer.15. Son Of Batman (2030)Screen Writer: Grant MorrisonDirector: Matt ReevesRuntime: 2 hours 30 minutes.Cast:Batman- Matthew DaddarioAlfred- Jeremy IronsRobin (Tim Drake)- Dylan O’BrianTalia Al Ghul- Berenice MarloheSource: Batman and Son (Comic) and Son Of Batman (Animated Movie)The Comic:https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Batman-Batman-and-Son/Full?id=71541Mid Credit:Bruce decides to send Damian to join the Teen Titans.16. Titans (2031)Director: Joss WhedonScreenplay Writer: Alan Burnett and Bryan Q MillerCast:Raven- …Plot:(Similar to Justice League vs Teen Titans)Mid Credit:Teen Titans are eating Pizza and Nightwing proposes Starfire for a live-in relationship.Post Credit:The Justice League successfully launch their new base of operations, the Watchtower.17. The Atom (2031) (Filler)Director: Todd PhillipsGenre: Biographical and Comedy-Thriller.Runtime: 120 minutes.Cast:Ray Palmer- Brandon Routh (Please)Ryan Choi- (some young Asian actor around 20 years old)Plot:Act 1: Introduction (First 15 minutes)Ray Palmer’s childhood as a genius prodigy who was basically always living an aimless and hopeless life and just studied as well as he could force himself to convince his parents that their money wasn’t just going to the institutions with nothing getting done by a young Raymond.Ray gets into the IVY University at a young age of 10. Though he thinks he doesn’t try anything more than the effort he puts in swatting a fly, his professors are genuinely convinced that the kid has an IQ of over 200 and is in the leagues of the likes of Einstein and Tesla if not above.Raymond gets his Masters in Engineering and Physics done by the age of 13 and holds 3 PhD’s in Physics by the age of 16.Ray begins his research on Matter Manipulation and shares a room with 3 other peers. While they were watching Game of Thrones and busy playing the 50th season of Fortnite, Ray was taking him time to understand the space-time continuum. But Ray got bored when he was stuck at a problem for a week and decided to just move on.Ray quits the University after his third doctorate when he loses his interest in learning anything more. He decides to start his own start up to solve as many problems as he can.Act 2: PlotRay is now 21 years old and runs a multi-billion dollar company that goes by the name “Palmer Tech” which rivals the company of Simon Stagg. Lost again, Ray starts studying as much as he can to learn what all is happening in the world of science.In a matter of 2 more years when Ray feels that he has had enough with his rivalling company run by Simon who constantly tries to absorb Palmer Tech. Ray has a meeting with Simon to decide the future of his company but Ray thinks its best to take a break and do something with a bunch of friends, Ray reaches to his old friends from his Uni days to take a vacation in Thailand and then go for the meeting with a cool and less bored head.Ray and his friends are then kidnapped by a criminal organisation which was hired by Simon.(Now this is a Todd Phillip movie which consists of a trip and a bunch of missing people. We know how good he is with things like this cough Hangover cough.)Act 3: Face Off with the antagonistRay and his friends escape their kidnapers and finally safely get back to their old lives.Ray and Simon are at the meeting which ends up in favour of Ray and he defends his company from being absorbed by Simons.Ray then talks with Simon in private and at that moment he reveals him that Ray knew it was Simon who had planned to kidnap him just to win this deal and take over Palmer Tech. Ray leaves laughing and leaves Simon baffled and calls him a coward as he knew that he could never outsmart Ray enough to take his company. Ray decides to complete his last research and not do anything else unless he has done his work.Mid Credit:Ray, after completing his research, receives his fourth PhD and thinks he has had done all his work for science and now he can feel satisfied with his works. He ends up joining the same University again but this time as a professor who’s just 23.Post Credit:Ray gets a bunch of answer sheets for his conducted test. But for the first time after 3 years someone scores full marks with many answers in more than one approach. Ray who’s quiet excited, looks for the name and finds it to be a teenager who goes by the name Ryan Choi.18. Justice League: Doom (2031)Screenplay: Dwayne McDuffieDirector: George MillerCast:Vandal Savage- Javier BardemPlot:(similar to the animated movie, Justice League Doom)Climax:Vandal Savage was being moved to a prison codenamed Belle Reve hidden somewhere in the Antarctic.Mid Credit Scene:Batman’s been removed from the Justice League. Superman pays a visit to Batman before he leaves the Watchtower and asks him about his contingency plan to take down himself if he ever goes rogue. To which he replies, “it’s the Justice League.” Superman then hands Batman a piece of Kryptonite and Batman teleports off of the Watchtower.Post Credit:Ray and Michael team up to study the Microverse, which is the foundation of all reality, which Ray discovered while working on his matter shrinking technology when he shrunk beyond the sub-atomic level into the nano-structure of space-time continuum.Phase 3:Goal: To Establish The Cosmic Threat that Darkseid’s goal is.Around 10 to 12 Movies.1. Batman: The Court Of Owls (2032)I quote: “This is the Ultimate Conclusion to a Batman Trilogy.”Source Material:2012 Comic: Batman: Court of owlsScript Writer: Scott SnyderDirector: Matt ReevesRuntime: 3 Hours (2 intervals)The Source Material (Link): https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Batman-The-Court-of-Owls/Full?id=77351This is a must read comic.It covers all the aspects of the character. Batman’s physical limits and mental powers are perfectly portrayed in this series.Mid Credit Scene:Bruce is sitting in front of his computer and pondering upon his deeds. He then receives an email from the Justice League requesting to choose someone to fill the vacancy created when he left.Bruce then appoints Nightwing to lead the Justice league thereafter.Note: In my opinion, if this movie is done right, it will easily gross well above the 1 billion dollar margin in no time.2. Superboy (2032)Runtime: 1 hour and 30 minutesPlot (very briefly explained):The Teen Titans suspect the activities of Cadmus and Tim Drake starts his investigation upon their works.The Titans then infiltrate the Cadmus facility and they face off against a clone of Superman which went berserk and was overpowering the Titans.The Titans eventually manage to incapacitate the clone.Climax: Superman takes in the clone as his family and introduces him to his mother, Martha.Mid Credit:Tim Drake exposes the works of Lex Luthor and Lex Luthor is put in house arrest.3. Justice League: Despero (2033)Director: Joss WhedonRuntime: 2 hours 30 minutes.Source Material: Justice League Of America (1960)Plot (briefly explained):On Despero's home world of Kalanor, the people of the world were much like humans but with much better technology. They were able to develop a nuclear energy source of incredible power. Many thought this new power was dangerous but the warnings were ignored and the planet was ravaged by high energy plasmas. Most of the species of Kalanor were eradicated, but those that survived were mutated into entirely different beings. Despero's race emerged and quickly became dominant through telepathic subjugation of the other species. There was much unrest on Kalanor and war brought out with Despero's father coming out the victor. When Despero was of age, he killed his father and took control of Kalanor.Despero appears on the WatchTower and shoots Martian Manhunter with a posisoned bullet to shut down his telekinetic powers. Despero then enslaved the Justice League with his mental abilities. The Flash and Nightwing managed to escape Desperos mental assault by the help of Martian Manhunter when he tried his best to shield them from Despero’s mind attack. Then soon Flash and Nightwing face Despero. Despero forced Flash to a chess like game with the stakes being the fate of his friends. Despero used his hypnotic powers to trick the Flash into losing. Nightwing, who was watching in the shadows, was able to foil Despero's plot by freeing the League. Despero then escapes.Mid Credit:Justice League is eating Pizza with the Teen Titans now lead by Starfire as Nightwing now leads Justice League. Superman appoints Cyborg to assist the Titans.Post Credit:Despreo’s ship is moving through empty space.The ship is then attacked by a swarm of millions of Parademons and the ship left heavily damaged in no time.The inside of the ship is blood stained with the blood of all of Despero’s allies.Darkseid then walks towards a bloodied Despero, standing atop a large number of dead parademons, and says, “I am Utterly Disappointed.”. He then proceeds to blast Despero with a single Omega Beam and destroys Despero along with his Planet sized ship in just one blast.4. Red Robin (2033)Source Material: Red Robin #9-12, Batgirl #8 "Collision"Director: Edgar WrightRuntime: 2 hoursMid Credit Scene:Drake reaches his apartment with a bandaged arm with Stephenie and checks his computer to find a mail by Bruce in which he appoints him as the next Batman.5. The Outlaws (2033)Director: Joss WhedonSource Material: Red Hood And The Outlaws (2011)Runtime: 2 hoursMid Credit Scene:Jason is lying on his bed in his apartment poisoned and weak. He wakes up to find Bruce sitting next to him on a chair.Jason: What do you need, Bruce?Bruce: I know I have failed you.Jason: You should.Bruce: Hmm.Jason: (Shouts) Should I have been in your place and Joker had killed you, I’d have searched the world to find that murdering psychopath to tear him to pieces. My death didn’t hurt me as much as it did when I knew that he was still walking around after what he did!Bruce: I am sorry Jason. The world might see you as a criminal but the truth is, I am not half as good as you are in your heart. I am nothing like a father figure to you anymore. But still, I wish you can give me a chance to make it up to you one last time.Jason: That’s where you are wrong… dad.Bruce hugs an emotional Jason.6. Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (2033)Source Material: Teen Titans The Judas Contract (Comics) and Teen Titans The Judas Contract (Animated Movie)Director: Joss WhedonRuntime: 2 hours.7. Flash: The Rogues (2033)Runtime: 2 HoursPlot:Barry, after dealing with the mistakes that were caused due to the events of the Flashpoint, starts living a normal life but deep within is haunted by the dark and gritty things that were unfolded then.Wally, who is still fresh to the life of a speedster, reaches Barry to help him understand his gifts so that he can fit into the life of a speedster.Barry takes Wally under his wing and starts training him in the ways of a speedster along with his friends at Star Labs.But when Barry thought that he has set the problems of the Flashpoint right, a groups of superpowered villains show up. They call themselves Weather Wizard, Heatwave, Mirror Master and their leader, Captain Cold.Barry whilst still guiding Wally manages to capture Heatwave and then interrogates him to find out that al of these were superpowered villains are now emerging as the results of their late blooming powers caused due to the changes that have occurred in the timeline due to Flashpoint.Wally then convinces Barry to help him set these things right. Though Barry who was worried about the lack of experience of Wally resulting him in trying to keep Wally away from causing any harm to himself eventually agrees to let Wally help.Barry and Wally team up to capture the Rogues, which the group of meta-humans call themselves.Climax:Barry ponders upon what all have unfolded so long after the Flashpoint and thinks that more of these can unfold in the coming future. Barry then decides to study the science of the speedforce.Mid Credit:Barry, who now recognises the potential of Wally, decides that it’s time for his to pass on the torch as a member of the Justice Leage to Wally and leave to study the Speedforce.Barry sends a message to the Justice League stating that he now resigns and suggests the Justice League to appoint Wally to fill in the void created by Barry.Post Credit:Michael and Ray reach Barry and on his request they decide to help him enter the realm of speedforce, which exists outside the Multiverse.8. Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight (2034)Runtime: 2 Hours and 30 Minutes.Source Material:Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight/New DawnPlot:Emerald Twilight represents the moment Hal Jordan transformed from cocky hero to insane villain, Parallax. For that, Emerald Twilight is usually scoffed at for being a story that forgoes Hal Jordan's legacy to instead give the DCU a new villain via heel turn. After witnessing Mongul destroy his home of Coast City, Hal Jordan attempts to use his power ring to permanently reconstruct the city.However, the Guardians of the Universe intervene and forbid Jordan from doing so, seeing as the act represents Jordan using his ring for personal gain; something that violates the principles of the Green Lantern Corps. Jordan freaks out and goes on a rampage, making a beeline for Oa and killing every Lantern that stands in his way, including Kilowog and brutally beats up Sinestro.This causes the Green Lantern Corps to fear the powers of Hal which eventually makes him a perfect host for Parallax. Hal succumbs to the influence of Parallax and becomes a host of the entity of fear.Hal then faces off against 4 guardians accompanied by John Stuart and Kyle Rayner. After quiet a one-sided battle, the group of Green Lanterns finally manage to pull a victory when Sodam Yat, powered by the Ion Entity, joins them.Emerald Twilight still represents an important moment in Green Lantern lore; it's the beginning of a ceremonial torch passing to the man who would pick up the power ring in Jordan's wake, Kyle Rayner -- the universe's last Green Lantern.So if you want to see how the ball got rolling for the current Lantern landscape, the Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight.Mid Credit Scene:Hal Jordan is no longer the Green Lantern. Instead he is imprisoned.9. Aquaman: Black Manta Returns (2034)Runtime: 2 HoursPlot:Black Manta now out of a coma, decides to end his conflict once and for all.Black Manta hires Captain Cold to infiltrate the Kord Industries to obtain the Blue Prints on the alien Scarab so that he can formulate his plans to kill Aquaman.Black Manta kills Arthur and Mera’s infant child and in a battle with Mera and Arthur, manages to cut off Arthurs hand and leaves him unarmed for a moment in which he tries to stab Arthur but Mera intervenes and stops the sword but Black Manta manages to take a blade and impales Mera with it. Mera with her hydrokinetic powers momentarily subdues Black Manta and Arthur easily chokes Black Manta to death.Climax:Mera, mortally wounded, has slipped into a coma. Arthur is devastated by his loss slips into chronic depression.Note: No mid creditPost Credit Scene:(Palace Of Darkseid in Apokalypse)Iluthin: The Lanterns are stunned, the Atlantean has fallen and the Speedster has abandoned Earth.Godfrey (Darkseids Manipulator): And the human (Batman)?Iluthin (Darkseids Assassin): We have no intel.Godfrey: The Kryptonian still remains.Kalibak (Darkseids Son): *Eating a Parademon* Not for long.Darkseid: And the Highfather?Godfrey: At this moment, the almighty Highfather is taking his last breath on his deathbed.Darkseid: Tell Steppenwolf that his exile has now come to an end. It is time.10. Justice League: Anti Life (May 2035)Cast:Lex Luthor- Michael FassbenderRuntime: 2 hours and 30 minutes or 3 Hours.Plot (very briefly explained):Darkseid attacks Oa and decimates it in no time. The Guardians instruct John Stuart to head towards Earth to warn the heroes of the impending doom.John reaches Earth mortally wounded. The League help him stabilise. John then explains what horrors occurred on Oa when Darkseid attacked with his billion parademons led by 4 of his elites. The Guardians stated that Darkseid was the god who was prophesised as the end of the multiverse if not stopped before accomplishing his goal.The Justice League comprising of Superman, Wonder Woman, Wally West, Shazam and Aquaman led by Nightwing at the moment, on acknowledging the cosmic threat of Darkseid, decide to go to any length possible to halt Darkseid.Nightwing then decides to meet Lex Luthor, who was under house arrest, and ask for his assistance to formulate a plan and prepare the essentials to face off against Darkseid.Nightwind and Lex Luthor arrive on the watchtower.SUPERMAN: What exactly are you planning on doing, Nightwing?NIGHTWING: Lex is the smartest human on this planet. Michael and Raymond both are no longer among us, he might be our only hope at surviving what’s coming.SUPERMAN: I do not trust him.LEX: I am no fan of your work either, Kal-El or should I call you with your human identity, Clark Kent?WONDER WOMAN: How did you…?LEX: Don't be amazed yet. As a matter of fact I know who each and every one of you are. Diana Prince, Wally West, Richard Grayson, Billy Batson, Arthur Curry, Bruce Wayne and your refuge from mars, Jonn Jonzz. I have proven my deduction enough at this point. Though it took me a year to deduce the identity of the Dark Knight, I am more than capable of exposing your little house party secret or take down the lot of you in a ways specially designed.(Everyone looks shocked at Lex)LEX: If we have wasted substantial amount of time, shall we proceed?SUPERMAN: If you try to pull anything smart…LEX: You may think of me as a monster, but irrespective of any of personal opinions on me I am and will always be on the side of humanity. You are a hinderance to their progress but if it takes me to side with you to stop this… Darkseid, then so be it.SUPERMAN: Wally, lead him to our labs and grant him access to our inventories and assets. You are allowed to do as he demands as per his requirements to the job at hand but keep a close eye on him.WALLY: As you say, Superman.LEX: I suggest it would be better if you lower your satellite and keep it under the atmosphere above my penthouse in Metropolis. I need access to my lab to get things moving faster. I need access to all of the information I have extracted from the Kryptonian ship.WALLY: You have access to the Kryptonian ship?LEX: There are perks to being the second richest man alive with a net worth of over 300 Billion.WALLY: Alright…With the gathered knowledge from the Kryptonian ship, Lex learns of the origin of the New God Darkseid and the anti life equation.Kalibak arrives in New York and faces off against the Titans which comprises of Cyborg, Starfire, Raven, Superboy, Arsenal, Bizarro and Artemis.Kalibak easily manhandles the Titans with relative ease and proceeds put them out of commission in not much time.Kalibak leaves the place with half of the city looking as if it was struck by an earthquake of magnitude 12.Wonder Woman arrives in Atlantis to converse with Arthur and seek for his help in the impending war against the forces of apocalypse.The Justice League receives a message from Cyborg in which he conveys that Starfire, Raven, Superboy, Bizarro and Artemis were severely injured and out of commission.(Darkseid arrives on Culu (Brainiacs home world))Darkseid then starts slaughtering Culu while he proceeds to go through all the knowledge on the Anti_Life Equation gathered by the Culuans in the past 1 Billion year. He there finds the location of the realm known by the name, graveyard of gods, where the remains of an incomplete Anti-Life Equation by an ancient god, now diseased, were left.He faces against 3 Green Lanterns led by Kyle Rayner but instantly destroys Culu with a fully powered omega beam.(A fragment of Darkseid then arrives in the realm, Graveyard of gods)Darkseid then comes face to face with the spirit of Yuga Khan.YUGA KHAN: So you have finally arrived, Uxas.DARKSEID: So it was you, Father.YUGA KHAN: I am aware you are known by a different name now.DARKSEID: Hmm…YUGA KHAN: The name you took when you killed me and my son and took all of the power of the omega effect for yourself to create that hellish world, Apokalypse.DARKSEID: You will be surprised to know, he lives. But not for long. He is taking his last breath on his death bed.YUGA KHAN: Hmm. Why are you here?DARKSEID: The Anti-Life Equation.YUGA KHAN: *shocked* What? How did you acquire knowledge regarding that?DARKSEID: I have my ways.YUGA KHAN: NO! YOU CAN NOT ACQUIRE THE EQUATION!DARKSEID: I am not here for a talk. I have a universe to conquer now.Darkseid then invades the manifested living conscious of his dead father. And starts going through his memories.Darkseid is startled when suddenly thrust upon by the mind of his father and moments later he finds what he needed.With just an incomplete Equation in hi possession, Darkseid comes to know that Yuga Khan worked alongside a Kryptonian known by the name Jor-El to create the equation.Darkseid travels to Krypton back in time to hours before the destruction of Krypton.(On Earth)Lex and Kal-El then come face to face with Jor-El’s conscious which existed as an artificial intelligence on the Kryptonian ship.Jor-El then comes to know of the situation with Darkseid. Jor-El then shares his research on the Anti-Life Equation with Lex.Lex, now aware of the gravity of the situation, realises that there is no time to prepare to win the battle as they will surely lose it. Lex instead proceeds to learn the effects of the Anti Life Equation and plans a way to formulate a method to shield one from it’s effects in case Darkseid successfully uses it.The Watchtower detects a wormhole in space near Earth which then starts deploying space ships filled with tens of thousands of parademons.(in the Batcave)Tim Drake reads a documented video of Bruce where he explains his nightmare in which he meets flash (Batman v Superman).Tim then shares this detail with Nightwing abroad the watchtower who then takes Lois Lane on the watchtower.Nightwing then instructs Tim to go to Lex’s lab and take Barbara along.(In the Watchtower)Wonder Woman, Cyborg and Nightwing accompanied by Damian are on the watchtower where they are supposed to assist the battle which would proceed on Earth.(Battle on Earth)Superman, Wally, Aquaman, John Stuart and Shazam and the heavy hitters from Titans comprising of Starfire, Bizarro, Superboy and Artemis accompanied by the Atlantean Army and Amazons face off against all the parademons lead by Kalibak and Steppenwolf in an evacuated metropolis.As the war proceeds with the heroes being at a disadvantage in the start.(In the Monastery where Bruce and Jason have reached, unaware of the ensuing situation)Iluthin shows up with 8 furies.(Furies are the gladiators of Apokalypse)Iluthin: At last, I have found you. Darkseid will be pleased to know that you have fallen....(conversation between Iluthin, Bruce and Jason).Iluthin leaves the place.Bruce and Jason start battle the furies.The fight starts off one sided with the Furies having the advantage.Bruce finds his weapons and Jason with his All-Blades continue the battle with a subtle advantage.Bruce and Jason manage to take down 4 furies.But when 2 furies immobilise Jason and one is about to stab Jason, Bruce intervenes and manages to kill 2 of the furies and saves Jason but is mortally wounded.Jason then kills the 2 other furies but even he is left impaled by them.Jason and Bruce both bleed to death.(Krypton: Just before its destruction)Darkseid along with Godfrey and Iluthin arrives on Krypton with a Billion Parademons which are attacked by the forces of Krypton. Godfrey and Iluthin then lead the Parademons against the Kryptonians.As the war proceeds on the surface of Krypton, Darkseid walks into a labyrinth to reach the core of Krypton where an incomplete Anti-Life Equation had manifested itself as something that appeared to be a conscious being.Darkseid then absorbs the conscious manifestation of the Equation and with the Equation finally in his possession, Darkseid then reaches the surface to look at the aftermath of the war that had just ended with all of the forces of Krypton and all the Parademons dead only leaving Godfrey and Iluthin standing.Darkseid then commands his elites to leave Krypton and help their allies on Earth in the battle. The elites comply.Darkseid, with a grin on his face, destroys Krypton with a full powered Omega Beam. (It was daekseid who destroyed Krypton in the DCEU)(On The Watchtower)Iluthin and Godfrey arrive on the Watchtower through a boomtube with 5 furies accompanying them.GODFREY: I am here to give you the honour to join the mighty Darkseid moments before he destroys your dying world....(some conversation thread between the elites and the members of Justice League abroad the watchtower)..Wonder Woman is evenly matched by the 3 furies.Cyborg and Martian Manhunter battle Godfrey and proceed to the battlefield to join the ongoing war.Iluthin engages in a fight with Nightwing and Damian.The damage caused by the fight between the Furies and Wonder woman damages the watchtower and it starts descending from the sky.Damian and Nightwing manage to make the fight even with Iluthin. Amidst the descension of the watchtower, Damian manages to mortally wound Iluthin by stabbing him with his own blade.(the watchtower lands in Metropolis while the battle is about to end)Nightwing is left wounded but Damian manages to sever the head of Iluthin.Wonderwoman manages to kill all the 5 furies.The Titans are down and out of commission but managed to take down Steppenwolf.Superman, Shazam, Aquaman and Wally are battling a weakened Kalibak and momentarily manage to immobilize him.Wonderwoman joins the fight and severs the head of Kalibak.The Titans led by Cyborg head to Lex Luthor’s Lab.Superman, Martian Manhunter, Wally, Diana, John Stuart, Nightwing and Damian head to the damaged watchtower.Darkseid arrives on the watchtower with the almost complete Anti-Life Equation.(In Lex Luthor’s Lab)The Titans, Shazam, Aquaman, John Stuart and Cyborg Arrive at Lex’s LabLex and Tim Drake get to know that Darkseid has arrived on Earth.Lex gets to know that Bruce and Jason have died but decides to keep it to himself.Lex with no other option, risking the fact that it might mess all of the timeline, contacts Booster Gold.Lex hands Booster Gold a timer and strictly and specifically instructs Booster Gold to do a job, which needs to be completed before the time ends, and hands him a box to open it after completing his job successfully.Booster Gold Leaves.(In the damaged watchtower)Wonder Woman charges on Darkseid but is knocked out cold by an omega beam intended to knock her out and throwing her miles away from the Watchtower.Darkseid then uses the Anti-Life Equation on the whole Universe just leaving the characters in the Watchtower.(In Lex’s Lab)Lex, Tim, Barbara, Cyborg and the Titans (Superboy, Starfire, Raven, Artemis, Bizarro) enter a dimension Lex created using the Kryptonian technology used in creating the Phantom Zone to save themselves from the effects of the Anti-Life Wave.(In the Watchtower)Now with his powers amped by Anti-Life, Darkseid creates a miniature Red Sun that weaken Superman to the point that he is only a human.Darkseid commands a bunch of people to immobilise Superman and then when Superman is helpless, Darkseid kills Lois by choking her to death, in front of Clark.(Ignore the speech bubbles)Superman now mentally broken is approached by Godfrey who can now easily manipulate him and make him susceptible to the Anti-Life.Darkseid then acknowledges the skill of Damian as he was chiefly the one who took out Iluthin. uses the Anti-Life and turns Damian to his side.Damian then Shoots Wally in his knees and immobilizes him.Darkseid then uses the equation to turn Wally into the evil Black Racer.Just before Darkseid was about to do use the equation on Jonn, Dick shoots Jonn in the head with a bullet designed to damage Martian cells (like Kryptonite damages Kryptonians) which passes through the head of Jonn.Damian then picks up a gun and shoots Dick in the head.Darkseid finally uses the Anti-Life to corrupt Superman.Darkseid then summons the Motherboxes and hands them over to Steppenwolf who completes his goal by turning Earth into a hellish world similar to Apokalypse.Mid Credit Scene:Earth has become similar to the Nightmare of Batman in Batman Vs. Superman and Superman, now an elite of Darkseid, rules Earth.Post Credit Scene:(Booster Gold, with Ted Kord, arrives in the MONASTERY just after Iluthin left.)11. COUNTDOWN(December 2035)Runtime: 2 HoursPlot:AUTHORS NOTE:THIS IS ALL I CAN COME UP WITH IN 24 HOURS.I, AT LEAST, NEED A MONTH TO THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN THE NEXT 2 MOVIES.THE NEXT 2 MOVIES WILL MAKE JUSTICE LEAGUE: ANTI-LIFE LOOK CUTE.THE THIRD PHASE WILL END WITH THE 12TH MOVIE.If you like this please Upvote, Share and Comment. You are welcome to submit any of your valuable suggestions for the next 2 Movies.Your support will motivate me to complete this as fast as possible..THANK YOU.

I WOULD. I KNOW THIS SOUNDS LIKE BS BUT HERE’S WHY I WOULD BE BESTOne time I wanted to run for Congress in my district.I had a platform. I reached out to people. I started to put my team together.I got a call from someone representing a major Presidential candidate. He said the candidate wanted to support me.BUT FIRST, I had to hire his pollster to do polls (“But nobody even knows me yet!” and his response: “Well, we also see what issues you need to run on.” My response: “BUT I already KNOW the issues I believe in.” ….”Nevertheless, if you want this candidate, you have to do this.” And then he told me the enormous price.)I got disgusted. The political system in the US was garbage and the best way to change the world is to change yourself.I focus on the process: improving my physical health, emotional health, creative health, spiritual health, and that then effects the people around me, the people around them and so on.Save yourself before you try to save the world.So I quit.———This used to be the “proper” qualifications of someone who ran for President:they served in standard political roles in service of the country.For example, they were in the House, Senate, Governor, Vice-President (in that order or similar: think LBJ or Nixon or Ford or Clinton or Reagan or Obama or JFK, just to name a few but this tradition goes back to the beginning).Or they served well in the military (rarer but: Eisenhower, Andrew Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, George Washington).They came from a political dynasty (Kennedy (three Presidential candidates and one President). Clinton (two candidates and one President), Adams (two Presidents), Roosevelt (two Presidents - six terms, Harrison (two Presidents), Bush (three candidates, two Presidents), etc).And usually they worked hard to rise up in one of two parties in our two party system.In fact, state by state, it’s very difficult for someone to run for President (or any office) if they are not approved by the local political machine of one of two parties.The entire idea of the United States was to be a meritocracy where class, family connections, and the standard classist paths through the system were supposed to count for less.Well, now it does.Trump is President. Zero political service for the country. No real party affiliation (he’s donated equally to both over the decades).I’m not saying this is good or bad. Clearly half the votes felt one way (populists) and half the other way (centrists).Maybe Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates would be a great President. Maybe a great writer or intellectual would make a great president. Who knows?But now we can finally ask the question. The door is open.We always complain about the bureaucrats and lobbyists in Washington and the monarchistic tendencies of dynasties and yet that’s the system we always voted for.So can someone like me run?Well, I’m not a billionaire (Trump, Perot). And I don’t have any party affiliation.I’m not part of a dynasty. And I’m not an intellectual who pontificates on issues from their air-conditioned home all day long on Facebook or Twitter.I haven’t read a newspaper since 2010. Although I’m easily informed because all day long everyone on the subway argues every stupid issue.Plus, as an investor across every industry, I’m exposed to many issues and as a parent and a son I am exposed to many issues baked into the system.I want to run for President and I think I have ideas that are easy to implement and would help the country in enormous ways.———THE JAMES ALTUCHER FOR PRESIDENT PLATFORM:OVERALL PHILOSOPHY:Reduce massive debtSave the middle class from it’s downward trend (which always historically ends in violence)Reduce corruptionReduce medical costsReduce risk in financial system and cyber attacksReduce the risk of fascism which leads to nationalism and war.Increase opportunities for young entrepreneurs to restore meritocracy to US.Bring back innovation to the US, which has the ultimate “trickle-down” effect. I use those loaded words because it’s more applicable here.——HOW I WOULD DO THIS?I don’t care if people agree on every issue.With political parties it’s almost as if everyone has to agree on the exact same 40 or 50 issues.The reality is: we all have only one or two issues we care strongly about.It’s impossible for everyone to have the same agreement and level of importance on all issues which is what makes political parties so ridiculous.Find a candidate who has common sense and even if they don’t always agree with you, put your faith in that common sense.Here is my common sense and I am in the continual process of learning more about them:NO WAR:Get us out of our 17 year war in Afghanistan and other military "adventures" that are killing our teenagers and killing foreign teenages.I have a teenager legally qualified to fight in a war. Do I really think she can sit behind a tank and bomb people?Of course not. And yet the system allows it.Saves 100s of billions on defense spending reduces the impact of the defense lobby.Most importantly: will end the tragedy of the 22 SUICIDES A DAY being committed by our brave and patriotic returning veterans.POSSIBLE PROBLEM: Will this make countries think they can push us around?ANSWER: Not at all. With increased resources, there are dozens, if not hundreds of tactics we can use to diplomatically and stealthily “police” the world which America has historically done.FREE TRADE:Tariffs only reduce opportunities in jobs in every country around the globe.Tariffs destroy markets (basic historic example: Smoot-Hawley in 1929 caused the Great Depression).But won’t it allow countries to undercut our prices on basic products?Yes, let them. Why should an iPhone cost $5000. If it costs $200 this increases the resources and wealth of the middle class, which is the source of future innovation in America.POSSIBLE SOLUTION: Just like municipal bond profits are often “tax-free” let’s make trade finance opportunities more available to the public and make them tax-free.Creating wealth out of the increase in trade that comes from reduced tariffs.More wealth in the country leads to more jobs.BAN THE FDAThe Food and Drug Administration is what approves pharmaceutical drugs and sets the rules on illegal drugs such as marijuana (still federally illegal), heroin, cocaine, etc.Three problems with the FDA:RISING MEDICAL COSTS:If you have a small company with a potential cancer curing drug it will often take TEN YEARS and over TWO BILLION DOLLARS, before the FDA approves that drug.This is why drug costs could be as high as $60,000 a month for the cures of certain diseases. Companies have to recoup that one cost.2) THE FDA DOESN’T WORK.People ask me: but doesn’t the FDA save us from bad drugs?I don’t know. Drug recalls (and medical device recalls) are at an all time high because of poor FDA decision making.(drug recalls)Why is this happening? Because the costs are so high, the lobbying industry is much more active, causing bad decisions in the FDA.Let’s privatize the clinical research and testing. The best and most honest companies will rise to the top and we will get better, faster, and more accurate testing of drugs (or, at least, AS accurate, given the number of current recalls).Costs will be reduced by BILLIONS across the entire medical industry. Millions of lives will be saved and the middle class will have more disposable income.3) THE NUMBER ONE SOURCE OF BANKRUPTCY FILINGS IN AMERICA: Unpaid medical bills.That ends now.4) BURDEN ON THE PRISON SYSTEMMarijuana, which will soon be legal, is a multi- billion cost on the prison system.Heroin addictions are creating a crisis among teenagers simply because it’s a crime and can’t be adequately addressed. And so on.THE GOVERNMENT WILL STOP BACKING STUDENT LOAN DEBTStudent loan debt has gone from $200 billion in 2003 to $1.5 TRILLION right now.20 million Americans have student loan debt and it is the one form of debt you can’t get rid of in a bankruptcy. This is a shame.Meanwhile, incomes for young people ages 18-35 have gone down while tuitions and debt have gone up higher than inflation EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR. since 1977.Result: an entire generation of entrepreneurs, inventors, creatives, artists, will disappear. The source of all growth in the United States for over 200 years.BUT, people ask: don’t kids have a right to college?YES! But two things:it’s the government backing of student loan debt that has led to the increase in tuitions (why not increase if the government is paying, is the thought of college).SOLUTION: Let’s increase supply.Price (tuitions) are a function of supply and demand.There are many many great online universities that are “unaccredited”. Khan, Coursera, Udemy, etc.Let’s make them all accredited, which gives middle class students (the majority of students) access to great educations (better educations) with far fewer costs.VOTING:Allow people to vote from home, online. This will increase voter participation and reduce the effects of other countries “meddling”, a big problem in the US.Also: Do not restrict who can be on the ballot. This will reduce the need for a false two party system.LOBBYING INDUSTRYThis one is a bit far-fetched but it will work.Require congressmen in the House of Representatives to only vote on House issues while physically in the districts they represent.This will end the lobbying industry (since you can no longer wine and dine everyone in a day or two in Washington DC).And this will keep congressmen closer to the very constituents they are supposed to represent.THE ENTIRE REASON there is a “Capitol Hill” where they all vote is because 200 years ago there were no phones and no Internet so all debate and voting had to happen in one building.This thinking is obviously grossly outdated.FLAT TAX:I don’t care what the tax is. But make it flat to reduce the unbearable weight on the tax industry, from the IRS to the citizens.“Flat taxes” are often considered to benefit the rich. Trust me, Bill Gates doesn’t pay a dime of taxes on his $100 billion (because he sets up tax-free charitable trusts like every other wealthy person).High taxes hurt the middle class. Not the upper class or the lower class.But one addition: INCREASE sales tax on vices and luxuries. A “luxury” can be any item costing $50,000 or more (other than a house or an education).A vice can be anything that has on it’s label, “May cause cancer”.CYBER DEFENSE:Here’s what they don’t tell you:Almost every Fortune 500 company is “infested” with “bot armies” put there by unknown hackers from around the world.Think of a bot army as a terrorist sleeper cell. At any point it can wake up and all of the bots will start acting in unison for whatever purpose the hacker wants them to do.The US utility grid (and the electric grids of almost every other country) are under constant attack from hackers. The weak points are 20 year old routers with un-patched security holes.Most of the apps on your phone have access to your video camera and don’t need to tell you when they activate it and observe you. Same for your audio.And many more issues.We are behind on cyber defense while we’ve been pouring hundreds of billions into a 17 year war in Afghanistan.What solves the terrorism problems in a country like Afghanistan?Help their citizens achieve economic growth.No parent will send their child to do a suicide attack if they are upward trending economic citizens. Increase trade with the secular populations of problem countries.Then divert our enormous defense money to entrepreneurship in the cyber defense sector, which is grossly underfunded.The US is in an intensely secret war and is losing every day.PEER TO PEER LENDING TAX FREE (like municipal bonds)Treat small businesses (the sources of most jobs and all innovation in the country) the way we treat infrastructure projects.Allow individuals to lend and make the interest payments tax free.So all of the billionaires putting their money in tax-free trusts that are locked up will stop insisting that the US government pays for a Universal Basic Income and instead the billionaires will see more financial opportunities in supporting small businesses.PAPER MONEY LINKED TO BLOCKCHAINMany countries (famously Germany in the 20s, South America in the 80s, Asia and Russia in the 90s, etc) have been entirely wiped out (causing war and violence) when human error and corruption caused their currencies to be evaporated.Linking money to some sort of blockchain technology will reduce the risk of human error, increase privacy of transactions, reduce forgery (a big problem), and make the banking system cheaper for individuals (reducing inflation in the financial system).I’m not saying, “Go Bitcoin!” I’m just saying let’s study the use of this technology based on thousands of years of science and how it can improve the stability of our overall financial system.Areas that would benefit: everything from inflation to simplification of taxes to fraud to improving the contract law industry.Additionally, this reduces the enormous costs of supporting a bloated IRS and Department of Treasury and Federal Reserve.FEDERAL BACKING OF COMMUNITY PROJECTS TO BUILD FIBER NETWORKSThe US is not even in the top 9 of countries in terms of speed of Internet. Our cities are turning into ghost towns as entrepreneurs move to cities with faster and easier Internet access.Rather than backing student loans, ruining a generation of potential entrepreneurs, back cities with loans to lay down fiber networks.Don’t let all the wealth of the country go to Silicon Valley. Let’s make every city a potential Silicon Valley.STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS:20 million people in the US are over-burdened by ridiculous student loans. All student loans forgiven.This saves the middle class and will be balanced by increased tax revs and productivity of the increase in entrepreneurs who are no longer burdened by the debt.The cost: $1.4 trillion. Which can be paid for in one day by an even more aggressive tax holiday for companies repatriating money from overseas.----HOW TO WIN:The average Presidential campaign winner spends $2 billion on his or her campaign.This is ridiculous. It requires so many more skill sets to win an election than the skill sets needed to provide good governing abilities. .Nor is it necessary.When I was selling my crypto-education product to teach people blockchain, bitcoin, and help people avoid scam currencies, we spent a tiny tiny percentage of that and generated over 3 BILLION impressions on our ads.We “broke the internet” and spent hardly any of the money normally required to win a Presidential campaign.We can use the same technology to run a massive and targeted political campaign.WHY ME:I have spent 20 years helping people with millions of books sold, articles read, podcasts, etc.My main focus: improve yourself before you can improve the world.I've built up an enormous network of successful people from every industry that can help me more deeply understand the important issues. No President ever started in office with a lobbyist-free understanding of all of the important issues.And I see the disaster that is happening in America (begun decades ago and not the fault of any one individual.)It’s time to think a little bit different.And heck, if not me, then you.You can run for President now.