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Re:What the elite expect and receive from an Ivy League educ... by eighthnate on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @06:52PM (#15289465)
I disagree. There are tons of old universities in europe. University of Bologna is older than oxford, but I doubt anyone would say it is more prestigious.

Prestige is determined by money and power. Oxford doesn't really measure up to harvard or yale in this regard.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/05/05/harvard-mit-ran...

The most important and wealthiest universities in the most important country is going to be more prestigious.

It's why chinese parents choose american universities for their children.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-32969291

More importantly, it's why top chinese leaders send their children to american universities.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2...

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Re:What the elite expect and receive from an Ivy League educ... by leggomylibro on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @07:23PM (#15289598)
Sorry, I was sort of making a facetious joke. Sometimes it's surprising how fervently people revere tradition, and you do see it a bit more often in the UK, imo. Not that I'd be a great judge, having spent less than a month or so there in total.
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Re:What the elite expect and receive from an Ivy League educ... by eighthnate on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @07:30PM (#15289633)
> Sorry, I was sort of making a facetious joke.

Oh. I see. The joke went completely over my head.

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Re:What the elite expect and receive from an Ivy League educ... by leggomylibro on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @08:30PM (#15289871)
It probably just wasn't any good.
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