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College Admissions are exactly an IQ test of sorts. Getting in is all that matters. I'll make the argument that a college CS degree does very little to prepare
by meatysnapper 11y ago
College Admissions are exactly an IQ test of sorts. Getting in is all that matters.
I'll make the argument that a college CS degree does very little to prepare you for practical software engineering or being a good programmer. I do not have a CS education, but I know many people that do, from top schools. They are productive, but I would never consider them to be "A" players.
Someone who passes the IQ test and then gets battle-tested at some startup, even if it's a few years of cobbling shit together, is more valuable than some PhD student who cannot engineer their way out of a cracker-jack box.
- Bostonian 11y agoIt's an IQ test with a lower threshold if you are a great athlete, the child of an alumnus, especially one who donates a lot, or an under-represented minority. I think there is an opportunity for employers who use IQ tests without the added noise the college admissions process imposes.
- meatysnapper 11y agoIf I remember correctly, you are not allowed to administer IQ tests for hiring in the US.