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The kind of people who can get into an Ivy League university would probably outperform the other group even without ever actually going to the university: stati
by serial_dev 3y ago
The kind of people who can get into an Ivy League university would probably outperform the other group even without ever actually going to the university: statistically (stereotypically?), they come from a rich and stable background, have strong network of rich and influential friends and acquaintances already, have access to capital, they don't color outside the lines, and when they do, they know how to cover their a.. legally speaking, and of course, they are probably not dumb, either.
Yes, going to these universities probably makes some difference, but it probably doesn't explain all the difference, so if you take poor but talented kids and have them go to these universities, I expect the salary difference is much smaller.
- afavour 3y ago> Yes, going to these universities probably makes _some_ difference, but it probably doesn't explain all the difference, so if you take poor but talented kids and have them go to these universities, I expect the salary difference is much smaller. Sure, we can debate the exact earnings multiplier endlessly but it still stands that attending an Ivy League institution is better than not attending one. And attendance of those institutions is artificially gated.
- injb 3y agoBut this doesn't constitute gating of social mobility. The US has only one gatekeeper of social mobility: money. And elite universities are not gatekeepers of money.
- afavour 3y agoI don't understand the point. Elite universities lead to higher salaries (by whatever factor) which means... more money.
- injb 3y agoYou don't understand that "leading to more money" isn't the same thing as "gatekeeping access to more money"? There is more than one way to make more money.