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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Elite colleges are basically looking for one thing: evidence that you will someday be either very rich, very famous, or both. "Leadership" is an attempt to screen for that. It's ridiculous, but you don't have to apply to those colleges. For most careers (other than the rich/ famous ones), it really doesn't matter where you went for undergrad.[/quote] +1 Personally, I think any institution works best if it has a mix of leaders and facilitators and followers. (My kid is definitely the facilitator -- she's never out in front, but she brings people together and connects them. She's a highly cooperative kid who gets along with almost everyone.) But that's not actually what elite schools care about. They want to know if you are going to increase their prestige and/or donate lots of money. [/quote]
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