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> Their inputs are amazing, so the outputs are excellent even with subpar value-add. This is exactly it. The people I know from going to Ivy leagues (or simila
by bradlys 5y ago
> Their inputs are amazing, so the outputs are excellent even with subpar value-add.
This is exactly it. The people I know from going to Ivy leagues (or similar) are exceptional people to begin with. They were doing well before they got admitted. When I compare them to my peers from more accepting schools - they’re above marks in almost everything. This isn’t because Yale made them a better person - it’s because they were to begin with. (Usually due to differences in upbringing)
Seeing an Ivy League degree, I usually just think, “oh, good for them. This person probably came from a good family.” Whereas when I see some other unknown university I don’t give it much thought other than - “probably didn’t come from as good of a family as the Ivy League folks”. Where “good” in this case is something that enables one to go to such elite universities - quantify that however you like.
That said - I don’t hold up Ivy league graduates very much - I’ve met a lot of dumbasses who got their degrees from them. Being good at getting into a school doesn’t mean you’re going to be good at everything else - lol.
- bumby 5y ago>This isn’t because Yale made them a better person - it’s because they were to begin with. There’s actually been research that corroborates your hunch. They looked at students who were accepted to top schools and attended lower schools for a variety of reasons. Those students did as well as the cadre who attended top schools, indicating it was the schools selecting students who were already on track to be successful rather than helping those students become successful. The one exception was students who came from a low socioeconomic class. They did benefit from attending top schools.