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You have clearly identified these two paths as respectable and sought after. Don't you think after a certain threshold of "impressiveness" candidates are assessed on other criteria? What's even the point of an interview for a HF role or application to an MBA if prestige-optimal backgrounds scaled linearly with competence and aptitude? 

 

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