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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've met many people who went to elite colleges. I went to an elite college. I know the typical outcome. I don't focus on the top 1-5% outcome because I also know there's more at play than just a Harvard degree that gets you the top outcome. And let me point out that for every top percentage outcome you have an equal number of grads who failed to go anywhere, telling you admissions is not a guarantee to joining the table of life, whatever it is. I also object to certain posters claiming that "same doors plus more are usually open to Ivy grads regardless of their GPA." "Elite" entities recruiting out of Ivy schools absolutely have their own thresholds.[/quote]
Fine, no need focus on top 1-5% outcomes. What's the median outcome for an Ivy League graduate vs. the median outcome for a non-top 50/75/100 school's graduate?[/quote]

I'm going to ask you why want to compare the median Ivy to a medial top 50 or 100 school? Why not compare the *peer groups* at both schools? Which would probably be median Ivy and top 20% at top 50 and top 10% at top 100. Isn't that more relevant?

Here's the thing: the rest of the top 100 will produce plenty of successful people. People much more successful than quite a few Ivy grads. [/quote]
Your undefined term "peer group" is almost certainly loaded with assumptions left and right.

Also, there are like a thousand times more students at top 100 schools than the Ivies, so of course they're going to generate a larger raw number of successful graduates.[/quote]

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