Hacker News Reader

Surrounding yourself with the smartest people possible, during the most formative years of your life, is always a good idea. Get into the best school you can

View on HN

Are they the smartest people possible? Recent court cases have exposed that “smartest possible” is not what Ivies are selecting for.

I’ve yet to be surrounded by better people in any environment than when I was at MIT (not an Ivy, but is what people often mean colloquially).

When did you go there?

Reply on news.ycombinator.com