In an era of mind-numbing competition and extremely low acceptance rates at the top American colleges — it’s time to ask — what is an elite college really worth and who largely benefits from their existence?
Researchers (a mathematician and an economist) tracked two group of students; one from the 1970s and another group in the early 1990s. The question they seek to answer is: Did those accepted at the most elite schools actually earn more money during their highest earning potential decades than those who had similar SAT scores but were rejected from the top academic institutions? The answer might surprise you.
Read the article in The Atlantic.