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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. It’s really unfortunate that people judge people by their school, but they do. There is an unwritten assumption that smart AND ambitious people find their way to the top.

If you are smart, but not ambitious, then you probably ended up at a lower-ranked college, got some merit, work a federal government job, and drive a Honda. If you’re ambitious, but not super smart, you probably ended up at a no-name school, but started a business or became a salesperson, and drive a Tahoe. But, if you’re smart AND ambitious, you probably went to a top-30 school, became a top professional in your field, and drive a Mercedes/BMW. Totally stereotypical, but it has some truth to it. [/quote]

Huh never thought about it in those terms but the adults I know whom I would describe as the smart and ambitious are indeed top professionals in their field, and 8/10 of them attended one or both undergraduate and MD/JD/MBa at elites, or the one who graduated BS and started a company with elite school buddies that made has profited millions.

The ambitious but just not smart neighbor has also made a ton: salesman who graduated from Hampden sydney in the 80s…

Dcum parents seem to want the smart and ambitious setting for their larlos so that must be why they obsess so much over elites
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