Originally Posted by Bostonian
As the U.S. population grows while the class size of Ivy League schools hardly changes, inevitably the bar for admission to those schools is raised.

What this capacity problem tells us is that, as the Ivies teach an ever shrinking percentage of the top talent in the US, both students and employers should be broadening their searches. The quality of Ivy-rejected candidates continues to improve, which is great news for Flagship State University.

And given that the admissions arms race is so toxic, and the winners often so significantly damaged by the process, it's time for a radical re-think on whether an Ivy education is still desirable, by either prospective students or hiring employers.