not where I work :) political advisors and etc are only hiring IVY grads ... even summer interns. |
Weird, because I also worked for and with the federal government and literally no one (besides me) has graduated from a T10 or Ivy. I’d bet my house that my experience is more common. |
They don't. 99% of the time, it's the kid. Those internships are in Boston, so yes most tech internships in a VHCOL area are paying well. Key is the jobs paying them so well are 9/10 also hiring kids from State U and paying them the same thing. There is also a good chance some are making their own connections just from their family/friends (rich kids) and would have similar jobs no matter where they did undergrad. So many factors you haven't accounted for |
NP. But this question gets asked again and again on this board. I can't figure out if it is someone who's status oriented or someone with an agenda against T20s or just a bored kid entertaining themselves by watching moms spin out over this. |
And most for PE need an MBA, and yes, then it DOES matter where you go. Most PE firms hire from 1 or 2 specific MBA programs (depends largely upon where the top partners got their MBAs). But undergrad, it doesn't matter |
Some of the most impressive people I’ve met are the first gen and/or low income folks from T10. Sure, they may have struggled a bit to catch up during freshmen year, but they are personally impressive and have a spark that is extraordinary. Do the admissions offices always get it right with the first gen and/or low income folks, no, but most of the time they do. |
It matters a lot for business and finance jobs. If you want to go into investment banking, wealth management/PE, or business consulting it's A LOT easier from a T10/20 school. These firms don't have resources to recruit from all campuses so they only go to the top ones. |
This. Its not the T20 itself it is the size and intellectual quality of courses etc. william and Mary provides essentially the same environment as a T25 private. You cant go just on rank. |
It matters for first jobs in many sectors…. |
And a lot of other jobs right out of college. |
For a lot of early jobs, going T20 matters a lot. Companies recruit from select schools. I think the key is knowing your kid, their abilities and their aspirations. Not everyone is cut out for IB, Consulting, or highly competitive work environments. If your kid does not want any of that, go anywhere else. |
These are real insane jobless moms of DCUM. |
If you’re status obsessed, yes. If you’re a regular person, no. |
As a parent of a Berkeley student, the quality and rigor of CS and math course are just amazing. The classes have prepared him incredibly well for interviews. He has two offers for summer internships - one from a large tech company and one from a quant fund paying 40k for 2.5 months. His friends have internships at Tesla, Amazon and Google but all of them have been working hard preparing for interviews. There are a lot of research opportunities but the kid has to seek those. What matters is not the college but the kid. Sure it's difficult from a big school but the competition is not less fierce at private schools either. |
You would have us believe that the odds of admission to top MBA programs are the same from all undergraduate institutions? |