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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because top schools are interested in students eager and able to engage with ideas. They do not want to be purely vocational schools for students who have no ambitions or interests beyond making money.

If your son is interested in top schools, he needs to think about what big questions he wants to study/ponder for the next four years. He'll learn how to read, write, and think critically and then can get his MBA if he wants.[/quote]
So then explain the ballooning issue of students majoring in economics at all of these top schools.[/quote]

Agree PP is spouting BS. Ivies and Duke are filled with Econ majors who want to go into business especially finance. Outside that major, top consulting(MBB) and IB hire from many majors at these schools, from Engineering to CS to humanities. 
The students there who do not want those careers are working hard to get into MD or law, or working to get top phD for industry Research and Development jobs. Some want phD for other reasons. Almost all students are "preprofessional", aimed at career goals. Why shouldn't they be? It was the same at my ivy 25 years ago, though we had a higher percent premed compared to finance-bro types. [/quote]

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