That doesn’t contradict the idea that the value is in the top quality professors.
Much of the signaling value is that the person has already spent four years studying under top quality professors and managed to pass without dropping out or failing out.
The idea that someone can get admitted to a top university and then somehow graduate without managing to learn at a high level and pass all of their courses is basically a myth.
Much of the signaling value is that the person has already spent four years studying under top quality professors and managed to pass without dropping out or failing out.
The idea that someone can get admitted to a top university and then somehow graduate without managing to learn at a high level and pass all of their courses is basically a myth.