Chile is introducing free higher education

Re:Chile is introducing free higher education by MarkPNeyer on Friday May 08, 2015 @08:48PM (#9514946)

> access to opportunity in Chile is almost 100% dependent on who you know

isn't this true everywhere?

how can you take an opportunity from a person you don't know?

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Re:Chile is introducing free higher education by galfarragem on Friday May 08, 2015 @09:11PM (#9515005)

Understand it as: Chile is not a meritocracy.

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Re:Chile is introducing free higher education by gohrt on Saturday May 09, 2015 @01:49AM (#9515660)

In India, access to the top univeristies is completely determined by score on an entrance exam. Many major employers prefer to hire graduates from IIT. If you find a way to score well, you can get a pretty good job. Maybe not CEO, but a top-5%ile income.

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