Elite Schools

[ucbalumnus]

@EllieMom

The thing that bothers me about the focus on elites is the implicit idea that four years at a “top tier” educational institution is something that is required for success. The corollary, that an elite education is a guarantee of success is equally false.

The second statement is not a corollary of the first one, because “X is necessary for Y” (or “if Y, then X”) does not imply “X is sufficient for Y” (or “if X, then Y”).