Comments on: You don’t become beautiful by signing up with a modeling agency

By: VXXC

VXXC — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 18:05:35 +0000

They’ll model well in the Tumbrels. In the end all outcomes are the same.

By: David Foster

David Foster — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 15:53:10 +0000

The Ivy Rolodex can be of real value, especially in certain industries (consulting, investment banking, government), but possessors of this Rolodex sometimes over-rate its value. I met a startup founder who was quite sure that his Harvard degree would give him entree in establishing a partnership with a certain well-known company. It’s been several years and I haven’t seen an announcement of any such deal.

By: Gavin Longmuir

Gavin Longmuir — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 15:37:50 +0000

“… the Ivy Leaguer will make far more money ten or twenty years down the road.”

Let’s also be careful about extrapolation from the past. The Politically Correct Ivy League of today is not the same as the more academically rigorous Ivy League of 20 years ago.

Aside from declining quality of education, what the selection bureaucracy considers to be “beauty” is clearly changing. Past performance may not be a good guide for today’s student making a choice between institutions.

By: David Foster

David Foster — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 14:12:58 +0000

Very good. It applies not only at the level of individual schools, but also at the level of analyzing the economic benefit across the board.

By: McChuck

McChuck — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 13:59:11 +0000

The Harvard grad will get hired by other Harvard alumni for high paying, prestigious jobs.

The Ivy league schools do not provide an excellent education. They provide a full Rolodex and recognition codes.