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Ivy leagues have never been about finding the highest performers or potential; they’ve always been about giving rich kids the opportunity to network with other
by horns4lyfe 3y ago
Ivy leagues have never been about finding the highest performers or potential; they’ve always been about giving rich kids the opportunity to network with other rich kids. The new twist is adding just enough diversity to make them feel better without being threatening. The sooner us normies stop playing their game and despise those institutions appropriately, the better off we’ll be.
- viburnum 3y agoThe top schools see themselves as educating the next generation of the elite, whoever that is at the time.
- aluminum96 3y agoIvy league schools need some high performers, in the sense that they mix admits for intelligence, wealth, diversity, athletic ability, and other factors. Clearly, many smart students attend Harvard. But so do donor kids. When you hire a Harvard grad, you can't tell which graduate you are hiring! That's a huge part of the value proposition for the wealthy. Harvard needs to admit enough truly smart students.
- jeremiahbuckley 3y agoInteresting point. Couldn’t this be solved for by Linked In and Google now? Find the candidates’ parents and then you have your answer. ( Of course, your company may choose to hire a legacy candidate for some of the same political benefits the college accepted them. )