>>It wouldn't matter if MIT only taught basket weaving as long as they still had such a thorough selection process The whole point of Ivy leagues has been redu

>>It wouldn't matter if MIT only taught basket weaving as long as they still had such a thorough selection process The whole point of Ivy leagues has been reduced to being a hub for assembling smart/rich people at a place. This has all sorts of unintended consequences like for example, alumni network which exists solely for career benefits. Though great works still comes out of these universities. They are not exactly making people smarter or helping ordinary people directly in any way. They just exist to gather rich/smart people at a place, and see if they can go further.