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04-23-18 05:36 PM - Post#255679    
    In response to SRP

Actually, Mark might be pretty on target. He had some job offers from big tech companies for big numbers coming out of high school based on his file sharing app he built but opted to go to Harvard instead. At any moment, he could have dropped out of school and gotten a huge paycheck like a one-and-done. When school finally got in the way of a big idea he wanted to pursue, he left. He was well known in the industry, much like a Top 25 recruit would be.

I can't imagine as the valedictorian of Exeter who profiled as the next Bill Gates coming out of high school would have ever been passed up on by Harvard. I also think the premise is wrong: If you tell Harvard you plan to suspend your education after a year to start a company, that's not gonna be viewed as a negative...
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