> When one controls for background factors, such as parents’ income and indices of ability, it makes no difference what college a person attends. But that resea

> When one controls for background factors, such as parents’ income and indices of ability, it makes no difference what college a person attends. But that research has been ignored and the belief persists. I personally think this is a bit of a stretch, a person from a middle to low-income background will certainly get a boost in their life if they get accepted somewhere prestigious like MIT, Harvard, Cambridge etc, heck even the relationships that you build in such places on their own could be worth it, they can prove very valuable. I'm interested in seeing the research mentioned by the author about this.