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An economist and former Googler says it probably doesn’t matter where you went to college — here’s why

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On the whole, Harvard grads make more money and land better jobs than students who graduate from, say, your average state school.

After all, they go through a uniquely rigorous academic program and are educated by some of the finest scholars in the world — they’re pretty much primed for success.

Except that’s not actually how things work.

The reason Ivy-League grads generally do better than state-school grads isn’t because of their Ivy League education. It’s because they’re smarter and more talented than the rest of us — and that’s why they were admitted to the Ivy League in the first read more >>>

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com