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0 pointsRC_ITR2y ago0 comments

>The hardest part of Harvard is getting in.

This is always such an interesting argument people make when nearly every 'next step' after undergrad is more selective than Ivy League schools.

Tier-1 Tech/Banking/Consulting/Law School/Med School all reject plenty of people from Harvard because they didn't do a good enough job there. Plenty of Harvard grads languish.

It's true that getting a degree is simple once you're in, but doing something with it still has capability-based gates.

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mytailorisrich2y ago

If they only accept the very best academically there is probably a bias: it may not be that 'simple' to get a degree once you're in but since those who are in are very good they have a high graduation rate.

ghaff2y ago

>It's true that getting a degree is simple once you're in

Historically, that was at least somewhat true of undergrads in general. But wasn't necessarily the case for the top law schools and Big Law still, as far as I know, has something up an up or out career ladder.

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