[zhugeIiang]

I propose creating a school that only looks at quantitative measures, gives a single test once a year that is grueling in mathematics, science, logic, reading, and writing. They just pick the top x-percentile of students. If there is a tie, students are picked randomly. We can call it the HackerNews Academy.

[pnako]

That would be Ecole Polytechnique (or indeed all engineering schools in France).

[munchbunny]

We would call that "China," and the Chinese system presents its own social problems.