It Is More Difficult To Get Into Wal-Mart Than Harvard

Agreed, that kind of comparison makes no sense whatsoever. But if The Washington Post can connect the two, spotting the comparison is only natural. We spotted this stat today -

"Last year when Wal-Mart came to D.C. there were over 23,000 applications for 600 jobs. That's an acceptance rate of 2.6%, twice as selective as Harvard's and over five times as choosy as Cornell."

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Ivy league schools are selective. Far more selective, in today's economy, are firms that can actually pay you a salary.