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[quote=Anonymous]Different PP (the "who keeps bringing up Harvard?" PP). The Harvard grads I know are go-getters but generally in mid-level jobs, with the exception of one real standout in the Administration. Which proves... nothing! We are all talking about very small sample sizes.

But a correction seems necessary. By "do better" 21:20 is probably referring to salaries. Studies have shown that Harvard grads to better salary-wise, right out of college, than grads of much less competitive schools. I don't think that's even up for debate. Employers see the word "Harvard" and assume rightly or wrongly that anybody who got in must be smart and hard-working. That's called "credentialling" because the Harvard degree is a sort of credential that gets a kid in the door for one of the 10 interviews. (OK, the kids start with a leg up, but what they do afterwards depends on them.)

Agree with the point made earlier that something like 0.03% of students go to Harvard, which leaves plenty of great jobs for hard-working kids from even the less select colleges.[/quote]

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