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Trends in the Undergraduate Origins: Elite Colleges Offer Big Advantages

The AHA reports: The doors to graduate study in elite private universities are largely closed to students who received their degrees in public colleges and universities outside of a few with top-tier PhD programs. Receiving an undergraduate degree from an elite school appears to be an important marker of future success in the academic job market.



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