> For example, Harvard could fill its undergrad ranks with valedictorians alone, twice over. I think this is a valid argument overall but all valedictorians ar

> For example, Harvard could fill its undergrad ranks with valedictorians alone, twice over. I think this is a valid argument overall but all valedictorians aren't made the same. My alma mater isn't high tier at all (NC State) but a huge chunk of my entry class was valedictorians...from tiny rural high schools with a graduating class of 50 (mine was a suburban high school with a graduating class of 40). > the primary purpose of today's elite universities is to maintain social stratification I think that this is their prerogative. But society should change, not the same ~10 universities.