"But a college education is so, so much more than just taking classes and getting good grades. It is about developing as a person, finding yourself." Yes, and,

"But a college education is so, so much more than just taking classes and getting good grades. It is about developing as a person, finding yourself." Yes, and, furthermore, its because of similar intangibles that companies like Goldman like to hire Ivy League graduates. The idea that Goldman hires Harvard MBAs because that's their best proxy for specific technical skills is, well, I guess it's kind of sweet in its naivete. The old boy network that the post mentions in passing isn't an accident, it's the point - a Harvard degree isn't a proxy for technical skills, its a proxy for a particular kind of person with a particular kind of outlook, and that's what gets people hired.