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The US makes up about 4% of the global population. So it would only makes sense to expect Yale to be close to global representation if only about 4% of its stud
by rbecker 6y ago
The US makes up about 4% of the global population. So it would only makes sense to expect Yale to be close to global representation if only about 4% of its students were from the US.
And I'm sure there are many world-class universities in India, China, Japan, Egypt, Turkey... Are they pretty close to proportional if you look at global numbers? For example, Kyoto University or Peking University, both world class institutions, does their student body reflect the global population, or the Japanese/Chinese population?
- naveen99 6y agoWhat I mean is us is a melting pot / magnet for upward social mobility. So I expect in the long run, the annual cohort of bright children would be proportionally represented here in the top Private universities / companies. Or... I expect the demographics of hn users to be more similar to global demographics rather than us demographics.