In Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, discuss that “If intelligence matters only up to a point, then past that point, other things – things that have nothing to do with intelligence – must start to matter more,” (86).
“To be a Nobel Prize winner apparently, you have to be smart enough to get into at least as good as Notre Dame or the University of Illinois. That’s all,” (Gladwell 83).
The author is explaining that getting to the well-known university doesn’t means you’re likely going to win a Nobel Prize. As long as you’re smart enough, you can win a Nobel Prize by doing to other university.
Gladwell talks about the students who are clearly smart enough from on nonwell-known university is the future Nobel Prize winners than a well-known university.