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		gumby on March 20, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I think US college education is nearer to collapsi... > Except perhaps for elite-institution degrees, which are more about the brand and the network than what people actually learn. Even for a place like MIT/Caltech?

drewcoo on March 20, 2022 [–]

Yes.

Even the way you ask the question shows that you consider them somehow different. Probably better. Which presumably means that "better" people go there or teach there. So that's better networking.

And the fact that you know them by name as better places shows better brand.

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