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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s so interesting folks think college is the magic hack. It’s not. Plenty of average top grads out there who flounder.

And your kid isn’t going to marry a Rockefeller if they go to a top school. There is still a lot of social stratification. The rich kids from certain families and private schools all find each other and hang out together. IYKYK.

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It's a cliche but true that a decent minority percentage of kids at top schools will say they attended "to meet their co-founders"...not to marry rich.

That's why the number of Y Combinator funded companies is massively concentrated at the top schools (note, [b]the top schools aren't exclusively US schools.[/b]..4 of the top 15 below are international).

Top 15 Universities for YC Founders

1) 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 - 704
2) 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐝 - 482
3) 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐲 - 453
4) 𝐌𝐈𝐓 - 425
5) 𝐈𝐈𝐓 - 271
6) 𝐔𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐧 - 265
7) 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐨 - 186
8) 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 - 182
9) 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐧 - 160
10) 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 - 159
11) 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 - 146
12) 𝐎𝐱𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 - 143
13) 𝐘𝐚𝐥𝐞 - 132
14) 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐧 - 131
15) 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 - 122[/quote]

The U.S. is gradually falling behind because of its admissions criteria and misplaced focus, and now it’s playing catch-up. As much as I hate to say it, countries that truly value bright minds will surpass us while we struggle with college students failing pre-algebra.

But do companies care? They can always hire H-1B workers to fill the gaps—and they’re cheaper anyway.[/quote]
Beyond the lowering standards, there is the current state of affairs. How about the gutting of grants by this administration?  The censorship? The undermining science? Trying to erase history?  Lots of people are looking to universities abroad at this point. [/quote]

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