SLAC and job prospects after graduation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If premed or going to be directed towards scientific research, SLAC is fine or better, given the attention one gets, and summers etc are times to get internships at hospitals, research universities, NIH etc. Will have to go to medical school or grad school regardless, other than working as a entry level lab tech, no matter where you went to school.

Engineering/computer science not as likely to be getting the opportunities and possibly the optimal education at a SLAC (I have one kid at a top SLAC and one at a top Ivy, so based on some knowledge of their coursework, opportunities and experiences).

Business is a pretty bogus undergrad degree anywhere, and in our experience a top SLAC has lots of networking with alumni etc that result in jobs in finance, consulting, if that is what is desired.

yeah tell that to wharton undergrads.

Wharton is an MBA grad school at Univ of Penn. Not an undergrad.

100% wrong. Hundreds of Wahrton undergrads produced every year, going back multiple decades. Absolutely false info you're peddling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If premed or going to be directed towards scientific research, SLAC is fine or better, given the attention one gets, and summers etc are times to get internships at hospitals, research universities, NIH etc. Will have to go to medical school or grad school regardless, other than working as a entry level lab tech, no matter where you went to school.

Engineering/computer science not as likely to be getting the opportunities and possibly the optimal education at a SLAC (I have one kid at a top SLAC and one at a top Ivy, so based on some knowledge of their coursework, opportunities and experiences).

Business is a pretty bogus undergrad degree anywhere, and in our experience a top SLAC has lots of networking with alumni etc that result in jobs in finance, consulting, if that is what is desired.

yeah tell that to wharton undergrads.

Although many of them go on to get MBAs. There were many of them in my MBA program.

I wouldn't describe Wharton, or Penn, as a SLAC. It's a university.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If premed or going to be directed towards scientific research, SLAC is fine or better, given the attention one gets, and summers etc are times to get internships at hospitals, research universities, NIH etc. Will have to go to medical school or grad school regardless, other than working as a entry level lab tech, no matter where you went to school.

Engineering/computer science not as likely to be getting the opportunities and possibly the optimal education at a SLAC (I have one kid at a top SLAC and one at a top Ivy, so based on some knowledge of their coursework, opportunities and experiences).

Business is a pretty bogus undergrad degree anywhere, and in our experience a top SLAC has lots of networking with alumni etc that result in jobs in finance, consulting, if that is what is desired.

yeah tell that to wharton undergrads.

Although many of them go on to get MBAs. There were many of them in my MBA program.

I wouldn't describe Wharton, or Penn, as a SLAC. It's a university.

I went to Wharton for grad school. This PP has it right: of course Wharton has an undergrad program, but it isn't a SLAC in the same sense that self-contained architecture schools and music conservatories aren't SLACs.

[Anonymous]

The bottom line with the SLACs is that they truly are wonderul schools. You receive a rich, fulfilling education assumin gyou put your mind itnto it. However, one should go into it with the complete understanding that its just the precursor to graudate school. In other words its 4 years + either 2 for graduate or 3 for law etc. So you are signing up for the long haul!