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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did not read through this entire thread(!) but this analogy from one of the study authors (who is now the Dean of Harvard College) is helpful I think and really shows both sides are right. Going to an Ivy helps in some ways but for most people it will not end up mattering when compared to other very good schools.

"Think of it like winning the lottery. Suppose I told you and 9 of your closest friends that one of your group of 10 was going to win a prize - let’s say $1 million. But I don’t divide the tickets evenly. Since you attended an Ivy-Plus college, you get 2 tickets. Friends who attended a selective public university get one ticket, and those who didn’t go to college get none. Your odds are double anyone else’s, but you still probably won’t win. I increased your expected earnings. Going to an Ivy-Plus college gives you more chances to hit the jackpot. But among non-jackpot winners, things look pretty similar regardless of where you went to college."
https://forklightning.substack.com/p/the-lottery-for-high-paying-jobs?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true[/quote]

Pretty accurate description of this research paper too.[/quote]

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