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by iamasoftwaredev 2436 days ago
> I think 30%+ of my class were foreigners.

Because foreign born people can't be rich?

What income percentiles are Harvard MBA students coming from?

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Many of us weren't. You claimed MBAs are exclusively for rich kids. I provided data to refute that baseless claim. The point on how many foreigners there were is just a freebie.

I don't know about Harvard MBA students, I didn't go there. But you can go ahead and google each school's class profile. Maybe that info is out there.

That was not data, that was a guess about your class.
It wasn't a guess. It is real world data based on the class profile that, as I mentioned, is publicly available. I just don't want to dox myself.
your wording indicates it is a guess, giving a specific percentage wouldn't have doxed you
The plural of anecdote is not data.
That phrase stopped being witty ages ago. These days it's mostly a low effort comment.

I don't need a plurality of data to counter his claim that MBA's are "exclusively" for rich smart kids.

Having a second degree is a big bonus when it comes to visas - you now see people doing a BSA/BA then immediately a MBA for this reason.

Originally MBA's where for 30 year olds on a fast track at big companies.