Re:America Lets Too Much Young Talent Go to Waste
by jdavis703 on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @01:51PM
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You don’t need to go to an elite university to make a better life. I went to community college and then a mediocre (in terms of rankings, not educational content!) state school. I was raised by a single mom. I now make roughly 7.5X what she made. My sister went to a brand-name state university in a different state on a full scholarship and is doing better than our mom, but not 7.5X better.
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Re:America Lets Too Much Young Talent Go to Waste
by baroffoos on Thursday February 07, 2019 @12:46AM
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The idea of an elite university confuses me. None of the universities I can think of in my country are thought of as elite. They are also all very easy to get in to. For courses like computer science you basically just have to fill out a form and you will almost certainly get in.
Re:America Lets Too Much Young Talent Go to Waste
by lolitan on Thursday February 07, 2019 @01:51AM
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Which country is it? If you don't mind.
Re:America Lets Too Much Young Talent Go to Waste
by baroffoos on Thursday February 07, 2019 @05:25PM
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Australia. I'm sure someone is about to point out the name of an elite university here but even if one exists, they are mostly unheard of and no one I know has put any effort in to applying or moved state to go to one.