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The Yale undergraduates who did get in would inevitably be influenced by the environment they're in.

Second point - I know of talented people who want to get out of PE/IB and join a startup but can never do it because of their regular paychecks and current levels of wealth.

The benefits/numbing comfort of a regular (and very large) pay check are extremely hard to leave, especially for a downgrade.

Once on the treadmill, its hard to get off.

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On the counter-side I know plenty of IB people who founded startups because their paychecks and level of wealth made it possible to commit several years of their lives to a startup.