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- College choice may matter less than commonly believed, as individual effort and learning depend more on the person than the institution.
- Startup success, as observed by Y Combinator, shows negligible correlation with college prestige; performance in the real world is determined by what you build.
- Elite colleges often perpetuate a system that favors brand names and conformity, but this advantage is less relevant in startups where user satisfaction is the only measure.
- Admissions processes are imperfect and based on superficial criteria, leading to weak predictors of future success.
- The biggest disadvantage of not attending a desired college is often self-imposed insecurity; the actual benefits of elite schools are often overestimated.
- Focusing on learning and doing, rather than college credentials, is both more rewarding and increasingly the path to success.