alt Hacker NewsThe wild thing is that America pretends itself that it is a meritocracy while ... literally defending deeply nepotistic class based system like this.
If the Harward did not took that many legacies, they would spread out to different schools. And mixed with others there. You dont need to collect kids of powerful in one place to achieve that.
I’m reassured by the fact that grads of non-Ivy Leagues do extremely well.
The focus on Harvard is really overblown.