"Friedman believes that the most important thing a student gets from an Ivy Plus education isn't instruction or prestige or even connections. It's the opportunity to learn how to succeed in an environment filled with the world's most talented and ambitious people."
"Being in the classroom with all these folks, doing homework assignments, having to cooperate with them in your club, sitting around the dining table with them, figuring out who's going to live with whom—all that stuff comes together to make these schools really unparalleled training grounds to be in these upper-echelon professional jobs."
Graduates from elite universities like Ivy League schools represent a disproportionate share of influential positions in society. They make up less than half a percent of undergraduates but account for significant percentages of Fortune 500 CEOs, New York Times journalists, and the wealthiest individuals. The reasons for their success are complex, with theories ranging from inherent talent to the prestige of their education. Economist John Friedman emphasizes that the key benefit of an Ivy Plus education is the opportunity to learn alongside highly ambitious peers, which prepares students for upper-echelon professional roles.
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