I went to a mid tier undergrad and was easily among the smartest. I went to mit for grad school and was… still among the smartest although the bar was much high

I went to a mid tier undergrad and was easily among the smartest. I went to mit for grad school and was… still among the smartest although the bar was much higher. Luck factors into a lot of things. But the top decile of every school is probably great. The bottom decile is probably totally uninterested in learning. It’s the median that’s interesting. My undergrad median was deeply disappointing. Couldn’t write a simple paper. Literally did not understand how to construct an argument. Grad school median was solid and impressive e