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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.

@bentossell We wanted to recruit A-List caliber recent grads but don't want to go to career fairs. So we built a virtual career fair for startups... @narang_rishi 's passion.

Is this a virtual career fair? Whats the point of putting a date range for this initiative?

@bentossell happy to share! Before graduating last year, I was heavily involved in the startup scene at Princeton and other schools across the country via Dorm Room Fund. I've felt really strongly that new grads should have more ways to join great startups out of school. Facebook, Google, and other big tech companies have experienced university recruiting teams that have relationships with schools & student organizations, and make offers to top seniors early in the fall. As @rrhoover mentioned, most startups don't have time for campus recruiting. We're launching A-List University to level the playing field.

@narang_rishi @bentossell @rrhoover level the playing field for startups? or students? this part is kind of unclear