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<p>Agreed. Other examples include the full court press in young girls’ basketball leagues and (in Outliers) [the</a> influence of linguistic structure of number words in Asian languages on math skills](<a href=“http://gladwell.com/outliers/rice-paddies-and-math-tests/]the”>http://gladwell.com/outliers/rice-paddies-and-math-tests/).</p>
<p>Also, the same chapter about college choice makes the common inaccurate assumption about all STEM majors being similar in academic and labor market characteristics.</p>
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<p>GPA gaming is probably important for pre-med and pre-law students, though. However, it is not necessarily true that the less selective school will result in higher grades, due to differences in grade inflation.</p>