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@daniellenewnham the "top tier school" part always makes me cringe... I understand the prestige with these grads, no doubt. But still...

@as_austin @daniellenewnham We are taking applicants from all schools, but we wanted to limit to a few schools when we launched. This is something that we are actively trying to figure out. I agree that top school is not necessarily the best indicator of a engineer's aptitude. Interviews and code samples also have bias, but they can be better indicators. Unfortunately, startups that hire are busy and interviewing is extremely time consuming. With a candidate from a top CS program, a recruiter can take some shortcuts. They generally know what kind of education the candidate got and that the candidate had to pass as set of standardized filters to get there. However, we are working hard on figuring this out. There are tons of very good engineers without name brands on their resumes. We need to a) figure out how to demonstrate their aptitude and b) convince companies that our judgement is good. It's a hard problem and we want to solve it

@as_austin @daniellenewnham On this front, we launched quizzes on AngelList last year: https://angel.co/quizzes. We have more stuff in the pipeline

@amitm @as_austin @daniellenewnham "With a candidate from a top CS program, a recruiter can take some shortcuts." That's a dangerous statement. There are so many social factors that can grant a person access to a school, none of which relate to the education that person received.

@amitm @as_austin @daniellenewnham An AngelList credential/certification that measures proficiency in several fields accurately...that would be a fantastic feature.

@ankscricholic sadly it does discourage diversity. But many startups supposedly "need" the name and prestige these graduates can bring with their alma mater.