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LiteralElite · 31-35, F
This chimes with my own experience in both Canada and the UK. I never felt out of place but the majority of students were either there because of a dynastic birthright (unsaid but implied), or to be fair because of being bona fide geniuses.
I never felt a genius, but super smart people attending a top college because of being smart seems more legitimate than people coached through school to get there because it is a natural (to them) stepping stone to well paid careers going back several generations.
The worst offenders of those being there just to network were (no insult meant to anyone in SW who went to one) those at business schools... I think that says something about our culture though I'm not sure what!
I never felt a genius, but super smart people attending a top college because of being smart seems more legitimate than people coached through school to get there because it is a natural (to them) stepping stone to well paid careers going back several generations.
The worst offenders of those being there just to network were (no insult meant to anyone in SW who went to one) those at business schools... I think that says something about our culture though I'm not sure what!
somedude15 · 22-25, M
@Mamapolo2016 this is a very, very good way to put it. They're essentially "creating" race winning horses here. I now understand why the people who rise to the top of politics all attended Ivy League Universities. Honestly, without the "training" they got here, I don't see how else they would be able to do it. You definitely have to lose a little bit (or a lot) of your soul to reach the kind of levels of success most people only dream about.
Do I regret coming here? No. It's helped me find a really good job straight after graduation. But wow. My experiences here make me understand why it's so selective. If someone applies here and gets rejected, they shouldn't even be sad, because the admissions committee is doing them a favor.
Do I regret coming here? No. It's helped me find a really good job straight after graduation. But wow. My experiences here make me understand why it's so selective. If someone applies here and gets rejected, they shouldn't even be sad, because the admissions committee is doing them a favor.
Mamapolo2016 · F
@somedude15 Never forget, when you're at the starting line of a race.
They produce very successful horses, but both horses and jockeys are there to [b][i]win.[/i][/b] Whatever it takes.
They produce very successful horses, but both horses and jockeys are there to [b][i]win.[/i][/b] Whatever it takes.
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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F