In general, I am more impressed with people not from elite private universities. It means they didn’t have networks and prestige handed to them; they had to be scrappy.
— Natalie Jackson (@nataliemj10) June 28, 2020
Sure, you have to be good (or wealthy/legacy) to get in, but value of degree shouldn’t be advantaged. https://t.co/fbxpkPTO8M
To be clear - good for you if you went to an elite private school! That’s great!
— Natalie Jackson (@nataliemj10) June 28, 2020
It’s also a massive privilege. So respect the scrappy among us who have made it work with equally great educations from lesser-prestige places.
My point being, not being from the US, he didn't understand how the elite college admission process worked (especially not how it _really_ works). He just saw Harvard and assumed it was the smartest people.
— Chris Albon (@chrisalbon) June 28, 2020
If my kids were going through that same interview, we've have talked about what they could expect, talked to an alumni before, maybe do a mock interview, maybe read some guides, even maybe pay a coach.
— Chris Albon (@chrisalbon) June 28, 2020
Later I realized other candidates in my year probably did all those things.
