In an interesting article concerning how setting children up to be accepted into an Ivy League college makes them conform to the status quo, William Deresiewicz states that the system is exacerbating inequality, retarding social mobility,
perpetuating privilege, and creating an elite that is isolated from the
society that it’s supposed to lead. In addition to describing in detail the decisions made as to who will be accepted, he gives us this paragraph toward the end of this informative piece:
"It’s partly because of the students that I’d warn kids away from the
Ivies and their ilk. Kids at less prestigious schools are apt to be more
interesting, more curious, more open, and far less entitled and
competitive."
In other words, people at the top continue to be predictable and clueless.
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118747/ivy-league-schools-are-overrated-send-your-kids-elsewhere
