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501. The University of Impossible-to-Get-Into

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The Value of the College Experience

Spero: The value of the college experience is real and large and variegated. He says it's not just about getting connections so you can get a job at goldman or mackenzie. A lot of human capital accumulation takes place outside the classroom, he says. Spero: Does a pretigious college produce more of these benefits? This is a hard question to answer,. But i think that there could definitely be a traite off in regard to some economic instructors at a place like rutkers are better than those at princeton.

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