<p>I find this article absurd. Everyone knows that Silicon Valley (Stanford) is the place to go for start ups. Everyone knows MIT is a leader in computer science. I also find it absurd that they would call Penn the “red headed stepchild of the ivy league.” Seriously?</p>
<p>The notion that Harvard students are “groomed for success” and thus can’t handle failing start ups is also absurd…Most students at HYPSM and many other top schools of course haven’t met much failure. The schools require near perfect to perfect * everything * to get in. I highly doubt the students at Harvard have met more success than those in the rest of the Ivy league/Stanford/MIT.</p>
<p>Now to say that Stanford and MIT, even Penn, have a greater share of start ups is reasonable, and probably true. But to blame it on Harvard’s perfectionism is stupid. </p>
<p>I also loled at the notion that Stanford, NYU, and Penn “vie for prestige.” Stanford and Penn are not only leagues above NYU, but they have no need to vie for prestige.</p>