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by andylei 5358 days ago
why are people downvoting this comment? do people think that khan academy provides the same level of networking and credentialing that harvard does? or that networking and credentialing have no value?
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Thiel argues that the value of a BA from Harvard is almost ENTIRELY credentialing and signaling, and has very little to do with learning; and therefore, a BA from any school holds little value because it represents very little about what somebody actually learned in school.
I would say the top 10 schools in any area have enough "credentialing/signaling" value to be a good investment.

Outside of that top 10, the value is only in certain subjects (e.g. engineering, accounting, nursing).