I fully agree that these alma maters shouldnt be fetishized.
But this obsession is not without its merits either - some leadership positions are exclusively carved out of the ivy league bunch
Things like Hedge fund CEOs and/or Presidents, Supreme Court Justices[1], Presidents and such.
Europeans are not entirely devoid of some form of elitism either in picking their leaders.[2]
[1]
The Road to a Supreme Court Clerkship Starts at Three Ivy League Colleges
The chances of obtaining a coveted clerkship, a new study found, increase sharply with undergraduate degrees from Harvard, Yale or Princeton.
The justices themselves are products of elite educations. Eight of them attended law school at Harvard or Yale, and six of them have undergraduate degrees from Harvard, Yale or Princeton. And six of them had themselves served as law clerks at the Supreme Court.
[2]
Don’t Call Me Doktor
German politicians are obsessed with earning Ph.D.s—but plagiarism scandals tend to catch up to them and derail careers.
But this obsession is not without its merits either - some leadership positions are exclusively carved out of the ivy league bunch
Things like Hedge fund CEOs and/or Presidents, Supreme Court Justices[1], Presidents and such.
Europeans are not entirely devoid of some form of elitism either in picking their leaders.[2]
[1] The Road to a Supreme Court Clerkship Starts at Three Ivy League Colleges
The chances of obtaining a coveted clerkship, a new study found, increase sharply with undergraduate degrees from Harvard, Yale or Princeton.
The justices themselves are products of elite educations. Eight of them attended law school at Harvard or Yale, and six of them have undergraduate degrees from Harvard, Yale or Princeton. And six of them had themselves served as law clerks at the Supreme Court.
[2] Don’t Call Me Doktor
German politicians are obsessed with earning Ph.D.s—but plagiarism scandals tend to catch up to them and derail careers.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/02/04/germany-politics-higher...