Tonight I was discussing his university options with Theo. Most countries have elite educational institutions which can be deplored or applauded depending on you point of view. Although I'm sure the French grandes écoles offer (in their own way) an extremely rigorous education, I do feel they lack diversity. French elite institutions are either engineering, business or political schools. There is no real possibility for studying German or religion or anthropology at an elite establishment in France. In the US or the UK on the other hand excellent universities pride themselves on their diversity. If you go to Stanford or Oxford you can study practically anything from the sciences or humanities: art history, mathematics, psychology, linguistics, etc. The French system produces highly intelligent elites... But they tend to think in similar ways. Some times its good to just have a different point of view.
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