As someone who went to Caltech (and turned down a couple of Ivys), I think EA’s focus on top tier schools is very weird and missing a lot of talent.
Edited to add: my MS and MA are from a less elite school (UCSD). I’ve tried to convince more of my friends from UCSD to apply to jobs at Open Phil than I have Caltech friends.
Two very quick notes:
It’s Caltech, no space.
As someone who went to Caltech (and turned down a couple of Ivys), I think EA’s focus on top tier schools is very weird and missing a lot of talent.
Edited to add: my MS and MA are from a less elite school (UCSD). I’ve tried to convince more of my friends from UCSD to apply to jobs at Open Phil than I have Caltech friends.