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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not trying to denigrate other professions -- teaching, for one.   I cited those professions as examples of paths not taken by the majority of kids from top colleges, and particularly athletes from top colleges.  There is, apparently, a network that has developed to assist Ivy League athletes in getting jobs on Wall Street (see http://www.metro.us/newyork/national/article/642506--ivy-league-mafia-pipeline-to-wall-st-for-college-athletes) Some 60% of Princeton's recent graduates work in finance.  I don't think our country or economy benefits when our top universities churn out hedge fund managers and investment bankers instead of physicists, teachers, or engineers.    [/quote]

Hmm . . . if your stat on Princeton is correct, though, you should keep in mind that 60% of Princeton students are not recruited athletes, so there are plenty of non-athletes going into finance as well.  I agree that it's disturbing to see so many kids go into a single field, but I don't think that can be attributed to sports participation.   [/quote]

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