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I don't agree, I think it's more likely than not that a school specifically designed to foster a particular type of thinking is at least somewhat more effective

I don't agree, I think it's more likely than not that a school specifically designed to foster a particular type of thinking is at least somewhat more effective at it than others. Just like Stanford is likely more effective at developing elite researchers. I don't think there's nearly enough information to determine that confidently, but we're simply talking about beliefs at this point.

btilly 9y ago
Doubling down on this point, there are undoubtably people who went to Olin not planning to be a founder, who decided to be because they knew someone else who was a good role-model for them. This is not dissimilar from the old boy network that makes Washington and Lee the single university which most increases your median earning potential. (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Magazine%27s_List_of_America%27s_Best_Colleges https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Magazine%27s_Lis... for where I got that from.)