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1. We do this because jobs are looking for smart well educated people. I.e. B 2. The school's credential is valuable because it's a proxy for smart, well ed
by JamesBarney 5y ago
1. We do this because jobs are looking for smart well educated people. I.e. B
2. The school's credential is valuable because it's a proxy for smart, well educated people. If Harvard stopped looking at grades and sat scores and instead just picked 400 people at random the degree would be worthless.
- rahimnathwani 5y ago"If Harvard stopped looking at grades and sat scores and instead just picked 400 people at random the degree would be worthless." This would not be the case if either: A. There are high standards for graduation, OR B. Attending Harvard for 4 years makes you more capable. If you're suggesting that 400 applicants picked at random would all graduate, then maybe the standards need to be raised. If the degree signals only that you were good enough to get in, then the 4 year gap between matriculation and graduation seems like waste.
- JamesBarney 5y agoA. That's true if you failed out a significant portion of your class you could effectively achieve the same thing. I was assuming the grading was on a curve. B. I doubt that the Harvard educational material makes you significantly more capable than any equivalent one. Same text books, doubt teachers are that much more capable than a good state school.