Originally posted by ursus arctos
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There is evidence, as I recall, that degrees from a name brand university make a bigger difference for people who don’t come from a lot of money, for the reasons you state. For people whose families are already fairly well-connected or, at least, have exposed them to the wider world of experiences and ideas, it’s not going to make as much of a difference.
But everyone’s experience is going to be different. It depends on the field and where you want to go.
And whereever you study, or don’t, you have to show up and make the most of it. And the thoroughly cynical “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know” attitude of these families isn’t conducive to that.
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