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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Success in life doesn't depend on your undergrad GPA or the school you went to. I thought everybody knew that by now.

Any person's success will depend on

1) Their mindset and attitude
2) Their ability to think critically
3) Their able to communicate well
4) Their work ethic
5) Their willingness to retool and keep their skills updated

So where the bottom 10% land up will depend on whether they possess these qualities. If they do, they will do well. IF they don't they will drop to the bottom of the barrel and since you can't tell who possesses these traits just by looking at their transcripts, this question is ultimately unanswerable. [/quote]
I'd like to agree with you, but I haven't been considered for many jobs simply because my college GPA was less than a 3.0.  Many government agencies and private firms insist on at least a 3.0 GPA.  I'm even unable to apply to grad school.  [b]So it actually does affect one's success.[/b]  [/quote]
It affects your options. To the extent having more options is correlated with success, that's true. [b]But the elite degree is such a leg up that the odds are succeeding with a more limited set of options are much, much higher than almost anyone else[/b].[/quote]
Link? Most research and literature says the  exact opposite, so I’m curious. [/quote]

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