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> I feel that the overall university admission process is broken. I agree and think the brokenness is in the limited number of opportunities. Why are Harvard a
by RestlessMind 6y ago
> I feel that the overall university admission process is broken.
I agree and think the brokenness is in the limited number of opportunities. Why are Harvard and other Ivies the only ones that matter on your resume? Once a society limits the number of opportunities to reach the upper echelons, it is bound to set off scramble among all the parents, since everyone wants the best for their children.
For some reasons, this is not only an American thing. I believe elite institutions in other countries as equally (or even more) selective.
- wolco2 6y agoBranding and advertising. Like having google on your resume. It's not logical. If someone left google after a year.. it sounds like it wasn't a great fit for either but others will take it as a proxy for your greatness and select that person over someone who stayed longer at a less known entity.
- TheCoelacanth 6y agoIvies matter on your resume because they are exclusive and everyone can't go there. You can't let everyone go to an elite institution because then they wouldn't be elite anymore.