[lrc]

> Although widely held, the belief that merit rather than luck determines success or failure in the world is demonstrably false. This is not least because merit itself is, in large part, the result of luck. Talent and the capacity for determined effort, sometimes called ‘grit’, depend a great deal on one’s genetic endowments and upbringing.

Heads-I-win, tails-you-lose, or: since merit is mostly luck, you might as well choose your students at random. Show us how it works, Princeton!