AI will not hurt the signaling value of elite colleges

Interesting rage bait, “if you can’t get a job today, it’s your fault:” the brand of a college was never about the curriculum. nobody hired a Penn graduate over a Penn State graduate because Penn taught macroeconomics better. they hired the Penn graduate because the admissions filter at Penn was strong. you went there, so you were probably smart and probably hard-working. the school did the screening for the company. that has collapsed for three reasons. the first is that admissions criteria stopped predicting much of anything. SAT scores still mean what they meant — raw cognitive horsepower. but everything else (legacy, sports, regional balance, narrative essay quality) became more weighted, which weakens the signal coming out the other side. Somewhat disagree. As admission rates at elite colleges continue to fall, the signaling value of getting admitted increases, even with AI and lower SAT ceilings. Getting into MIT or Stanford University has always been difficult, but today it’s…