[econophile]

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Econ,

Maybe I have lost perspective. I went to a top school, and my impression was that some of the dumbest, least reflective kids got the "best" jobs while the kids I considered brilliant took scholarships or went to grad school in esoteric/specialized yet financially unrewarding fields.

I guess I'm trying to say that from my perspective things are effed up.

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I understand what you are saying, but maybe the "ability" needed for the high-paying jobs you are talking about is conformity and brown-nosing, which could be signalled by certain college activities. Plus, you are comparing two groups of college grads, while I'm comparing college grads to non-college grads.