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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a good article about America’s elite, their cognitive abilities and their education. Note the colleges mentioned and their ranking. One can argue which colleges are better than others, etc. but, in the end, the elite vote with their feet (and tuition) by which colleges they attend.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/files/attachments/56143/wai-americas-elite-2013.pdf[/quote]

This study is deeply flawed and I suspect has an agenda attached to it. I don't have time to point out all the problems with it, but they are many and significant. I will never subscribe to Psychology Today based upon their decision to publish it.

It doesn't even cite the highly regarded study by Krueger and Berg-Dale that showed over a decade ago that the reason so many highly accomplished people attended highly selective colleges is because those colleges get first pick of the most highly accomplished and capable high school students. Their subsequent success was due to who they are, not where they went. How can you completely ignore the previous research that most contradicts your hypothesis and expect people to take you seriously?[/quote]

You're missing the point. Clearly there are limitations to the study (which study doesn't). For one, it uses certain "elite" colleges as a proxy for intelligence, elitism, and probably prestige. But isn't that what many on this forum are doing?[/quote]

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