<p>Interesting read:</p>
<p>Great article! I liked this quotation:</p>
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<p>I wish more high school students would take a breath and consider this instead of descending into the madness that so many of them experience in the college game.</p>
<p>Wow … very interesting.</p>
<p>Re: “I wish more high school students would take a breath and consider this instead of descending into the madness that so many of them experience in the college game.”</p>
<p>The situation is not nearly as bad in Canada (where I live). Universities here are publicly-funded; a (undergraduate) degree from one institution is generally as good as the next, with few exceptions. Your alma mater doesn’t ‘brand’ you or define you for life, nor does it guarantee/hinder success. Admissions, furthermore, are based almost solely on grades, and little else.</p>
<p>The article clarified a lot of the social phenomena we observe: why jocks end up on Wall Street; how generosity and loyalty are rewarded, etc. The whole system of Ivy League admissions/campus recruitment creates an elite group with privileged access to opportunity, almost impenetrable by those excluded.</p>
<p>a great article!</p>