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Re:Who cares about the Ivy League? by daniel_reetz on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @11:10AM (#36601503)
It also strongly selects for people who excel at jumping hoops/working within institutions.

We make it all about smarts, but smarts aren't everything in the corporate grind.

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Re:Who cares about the Ivy League? by hotpotamus on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @11:45AM (#36602066)
It makes sense that the best teacher-pleasers would go on to be the best executive-pleasers.
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