CalTech adds REA (replacing prior EA), extends test blind policy for 2 years

Chekov
Fri, 24 Feb 2023 04:41:34 +0000

ucbalumnus:

Then what is his explanation for why countries like China and India are not educational superpowers?

Not sure about India, but China most certainly is, insofar as their performance on IMO, IOI etc can be considered a proxy for the depth of their talent bench. No questions about it. The competition at these events is almost exclusively between the Chinese, Chinese Americans, and a smattering of exSoviets.

My personal theory - as an exSoviet:) - is that it takes a certain level of authoritarian culture to instill a mindset that is amenable to the rigors involved in studying STEM at the deepest levels.

Spinoza was onto something with his definition of freedom as understood necessity.