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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 29 Mar 2013

    The best colleges admit only successful students, offering no evidence the college itself forged the students' later success

    8:06 AM - 29 Mar 2013
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      2.  👻Ana 🎃H 🕷Blackstad 💀‏ @AnaBlackstad 29 Mar 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson The best colleges admit *all* students and teach success. #communitycollegepride

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      2. jr schmitt‏ @cloudspark 29 Mar 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson which colleges truly mold/form/educate students?

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      3. 3Sword Bunny‏ @Riff_in_Thyme 29 Mar 2013
        Replying to @cloudspark

        @cloudspark @neiltyson the college of having decent parents

        2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      4. jr schmitt‏ @cloudspark 29 Mar 2013
        Replying to @Riff_in_Thyme

        @Riff_in_Thyme terrific reply.

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      5. 3Sword Bunny‏ @Riff_in_Thyme 29 Mar 2013
        Replying to @cloudspark

        @cloudspark just calling it as I see it. I missed out on anything resembling a formal education cause my father is "the next buddha". pfft

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      2. Lalita Booth‏ @LalitaDBooth 29 Mar 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        . @neiltyson Agreed, but may be a false dichotomy. Both the person and the education contribute to later success, I think. @HBSAlumni

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      3. HBS Alumni‏ @HBSAlumni 29 Mar 2013
        Replying to @LalitaDBooth

        .@LalitaDBooth great point! Q: How has your #HBS education contributed to your success? :) #HBSalumife @neiltyson

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      4. Lalita Booth‏ @LalitaDBooth 29 Mar 2013
        Replying to @HBSAlumni

        . @HBSAlumni @neiltyson I did well in undergrad because I knew how to memorize and regurgitate. HBS taught me how to think and analyze.

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      2. Maitri Erwin‏ @maitri 29 Mar 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Yup. RT @neiltyson Best colleges admit only successful students, offering no evidence the college itself forged the students' later success.

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      1. Josh Morris‏ @josh_morris49 29 Mar 2013
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        “@neiltyson: The best colleges admit only successful students, offering no evidence the college itself forged the students' later success”

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      1. Terenig Topjian‏ @Terenig 29 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson brilliant insight! @nntaleb has a similar point in Antifragile: more education a cause or merely a product of industrialization?

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      1. Tina Cardone  🏳️‍🌈‏ @crstn85 29 Mar 2013
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        Quick! Someone do follow up interviews with people admitted to ivies who didn't attend. How do they compare? @neiltyson

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      1. MJ‏ @mmmjams 29 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson you always know how to brighten my day! College decisions had me on a down, but now I'm feeling much better.

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      1. Matt Hewes‏ @ghsdkgb 29 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson As a teacher, I can testify that the quality of the students will affect the quality of the classroom.

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      1. fernand0‏ @fernand0 29 Mar 2013
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        :) '@neiltyson The best colleges admit only successful students, offering no evidence the college itself forged the students' later success'

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      1. Chico Hamburgueso II‏ @mrburgerboy 29 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson I LOVE YOU.

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