Getting admitted isn&#x27;t as valuable a signal as getting a degree.
Both are a signal or proxy for intelligence (IQ), but getting a degree is also a signal of persistence and conformity to get through the grind of college courses.<p>Bryan Caplan has written much about &#x27;signaling theory&#x27; and education in posts like this one:
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