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Re:Who cares about the Ivy League? by michaelt on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @12:20PM (#36602629)
I believe that ascar is arguing that when you're Harvard you don't actually need particularly good teaching, because you've already recruited students who are good at studying, taking tests, motivating themselves and suchlike. Don't you need to be a straight A student just to get in?

After all, if someone came in a straight A student, and graduated a straight A student - can the school really claim credit for that?

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Re:Who cares about the Ivy League? by w0m on Friday July 14, 2023 @10:27AM (#36724495)
> can the school really claim credit for that?

I went to a state school and studied CS. I have done OK for myself; started at a startup and have made steady progression.

A friend of mine went to a ~top 5 CS school - started at same startup I did, same month, for ~50% more $$. Did he learn more than me in school? Honestly talking through course loads and the like - he really did. I had to learn a ton independently/in the field that he had showed to him in a sophomore CS class.

That doesn't mean he was inherently a better engineer than me (~10 years later) - but it did mean he had a big leg up Day One.

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