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Re:Harvard Begs to Discriminate by gowld on Thursday June 14, 2018 @03:28AM (#17310000)
> What did they lose

They lost access to a world-class education, professional network, and maybe >$1million in lifetime income premium over their alternate life path.

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Re:Harvard Begs to Discriminate by akhilcacharya on Thursday June 14, 2018 @03:36AM (#17310050)
Are you saying I'm permanently worse off for going to a state school?

That's a totally legitimate viewpoint that I could be sympathetic to. But I also keep hearing that your undergrad degree doesn't matter - often by the same people that complain about AA after I mention I go to a state school. Now which is it?

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