Illegitimate Acceptance: Ethical Dilemma

alam1
Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:33:02 +0000

Go ahead and take the connection. I am uncomfortable with the idea… because I like to think I live in an ideal, perfect world where only talent is rewarded… but we don’t live in such a world… plus, I am almost sure that if I was in your position, I would use the connection (pretty much ignoring my own standards). You should, however, realize that a lot of people at these top schools are extremely well connected and not necessarily very talented. Everyone should already know this but they often forget it. A lot of people (myself included) are inclined to say “wow you must be so smart” when they meet a person that goes to HYPSM etc.