[jessriedel]

Again: if so, this is a problem with the consulting market, not Yale. You're not going to change anything by pleading with Yale grads to turn down lots of money.

Much more interesting is the argument that consulting, though productive, takes advantage of college student's fear of risk in order to win out over riskier options which are actually in the students best interest. (I'm skeptical.) Then, indeed, it would be beneficial to talk to these students about the problem.

[jbooth]

I wasn't criticizing anything so specific as either Yale, students, or a particular consulting firm. Everyone's going to follow the incentives.

But why are the local incentives so stupid in the larger view?