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"""Ivy League School and working at a prestigious company? You don't get either of those by being a slacker.""" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_preference
by GFK_of_xmaspast 11y ago
"""Ivy League School and working at a prestigious company? You don't get either of those by being a slacker."""
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_preferences https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_preferences
- dylanjermiah 11y ago"10-30%" Seems awfully high. Still, that leaves 90-70% legitimate entries.
- staunch 11y agohttp://gawker.com/ivy-league-admissions-are-a-sham-confessions-of-a-harv-1690402410 http://gawker.com/ivy-league-admissions-are-a-sham-confessio...
- paxtonab 11y agoI think that if someone is a legacy at an Ivy league school (in the sense that you are implying) then that person probably isn't trying to lead the lifestyle that comes along with launching a startup.
- cowsandmilk 11y agoLet's go with Ivy League gives you connections. My alma mater has pitch events that are only open to alumni and the judges are active investors who are alumni. There is feedback, mentoring, networking, and money flowing in a system that doesn't even pretend to be open to the public.