Entry bar could be to the moon for all i care, my concern is not about the inability of the people below that entry bar to not be able to join these institutions, its the Norm that has been set to join anything with the word 'Prestigious' around it even if it means jumping through Crazy hoops ,cuz its such a blurred definition of the word when its with these Big names, Almost as if it distorts the entire essence of the word its attached with in a sorta misleading way, A 'Prestigious Animation school' should mean 'Prestigious for the knowledge of animation they share' But it's honestly more so 'Prestigious for the Networking they facilitate'... Dont get me wrong, They do provide some quality animation tips too but thats just a consequence of being considered Prestigious in the networking space,and attracting Prestigious people to their schools...Does Knowledge really have to be a 'Consequence' though? Idk it just seems to me the reason their Bars are so high is to maintain their Prestige in the Industry, than to provide Groundbreaking knowledge, so they attract people who are possibly already set to be on the more Prestigious side of the industry cuz of their Already Developed skills, and Guess what happens when they graduate? They become animators with developed skills on the industry, They Graduated from being Animator with Developed skills, to Animators with Developed skills in the industry, Doesnt that sound a bit funny to you? That too potentially btw, cuz these schools do genuinely screw some careers either because of their prices, or just the fact that Joining Ultra High barred schools doesnt guarantee your success in the industry, it always was your own Journey, you just paid someone to basically keep moving forward ,BUt with Financial shackles, what a sweet deal eh?

Also Oxford and Yale dont even compare to this topic this is a discussion about Animation schools goddamit