The age old debate: Are Elite College Courses Better?

[MotherOfDragons]

If you look though the list of Goldwater Scholars (just one award I happen to be familiar with), yes, students from top schools abound. You also see students from flagships. But, then you also see students from directional/regional schools. https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/sch-2015.php Those students didn’t receive those awards for sitting in a classroom regurgitating their textbook on MC tests. Professors took interest in those students and worked with them.

I looked at the list for Georgia and one of the winners was from a community college. I was surprised I didn’t see Emory University on there, either. Just two UGA and 1 GA State, and the community college.