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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Went to high school (one of the "W" schools in MoCo) with a bunch of kids like this. The Asian kids going after straight A's often burned out later. The B-average kids, usually white but also well-rounded, did pretty well career-wise. [b]Most of the people at my 20-year reunion last year who owned successful businesses were the B-average kids[/b]. I think entrepreneurship requires a very broad range of skills. [/quote]

No, they just like going to high school reunions. That proves nothing.[/quote]

Possibly. I did ask about the A-students if they wernet' there, and none of them had started their own businesses. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I think it can speak to how A-students may not necessarily have as broad a range of skills/interests.

On the other hand, I'm an alumni interviewer for my alma mater, which is a top-25 university. I interviewed a few people last year, and recommended them all. The Asian students I recommended were not accepted, and looking back on it, I think it was the lack of being a well-rounded person. They did very well academically (which is why I recommended them) but weren't so well-rounded compared to the non-Asian student I interviewed (and who was accepted).[/quote]

I'm white, but also was a geeky straight A student in high school. I went to an Ivy League university.  My technical skills are such that I can earn 6 figures in a 9 to 5 job. No need to risk starting my own business, as most of those fail. Most people in my college class became doctors or lawyers. They command a high hourly wage, without much risk. They have had time to raise families etc.[/quote]

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