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by rufus_foreman 1076 days ago
>> people who apply to Harvard and don’t get in end up having similar incomes to those who did get in

No. People who apply to Harvard and do get in, but decide to go to some other college do as well as those apply to Harvard and do get in and go to Harvard.

The ability to get in to Harvard predicts outcomes, actually going there does not predict outcomes.