2024 grads- job placement

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Anonymous wrote:As some PP mentioned, GPAs should be near the bottom of the priority list, unless you go to law or med school. Connections and networking should be the number one priority on the list, because they will get you jobs after graduation. My Ivy kids learned that too late.

And also a school with a STRONG alumni association, or go to a LOCAL school and network. Especially for a field like CS, the networking and internships trumps ranking, and your ROI is much higher.

And that the alumni power has to deal with the school, not the size. DC's LAC is undoubtedly tiny, but the alum network is very very powerful, and alum even reach out sometimes. Meanwhile at DS's big state school known for its connections, he's really struggled to connect with alum and have the same type of experience as DC, and he's the more social child! You have to tap into that alumni pool to get the unique positions that people want after an elite college

Don't believe a word of this until the poster names the schools.

Sure. She goes to Williams.
Son goes to UIUC.
Why this matters to you? Not really sure.

Thank you.

The info. is believable as Williams College is consistently ranked #1 among LACs and U Illinois is not ranked among the top 30 National Universities.

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Anonymous wrote:As some PP mentioned, GPAs should be near the bottom of the priority list, unless you go to law or med school. Connections and networking should be the number one priority on the list, because they will get you jobs after graduation. My Ivy kids learned that too late.

And also a school with a STRONG alumni association, or go to a LOCAL school and network. Especially for a field like CS, the networking and internships trumps ranking, and your ROI is much higher.

And that the alumni power has to deal with the school, not the size. DC's LAC is undoubtedly tiny, but the alum network is very very powerful, and alum even reach out sometimes. Meanwhile at DS's big state school known for its connections, he's really struggled to connect with alum and have the same type of experience as DC, and he's the more social child! You have to tap into that alumni pool to get the unique positions that people want after an elite college

Don't believe a word of this until the poster names the schools.

Sure. She goes to Williams.
Son goes to UIUC.
Why this matters to you? Not really sure.

Thank you.

The info. is believable as Williams College is consistently ranked #1 among LACs and U Illinois is not ranked among the top 30 National Universities.

DS's a CS major. If anything, he should be toppling DC in the connections game, whose an anthropology/english student.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:University of Tennessee, Supply Chain major, 2.95 gpa. No internships. Three job offers in his field, took the best option which included a relocation bonus. Tennessee hosts a lot of job fairs and some of the junior and senior level classes actually require not only attendance at the job fair but that the student speak to at least three different companies and have those companies sign off that they’ve been spoke to. They also require resume review. He found the job he ended up with on LinkedIn but I believe that Tennessee prepared him well for the job market.

I read an article recently about how Shippensburg in PA has a supply chain major and grads are highly sought because central PA right off the highway has become a major distribution area for Amazon, Walmart etc and they hire these kids.

Not many people want to live in nowhere central Pa…so the fact that they are there and the companies are able to help direct the program are huge pluses.

The school overall doesn’t have great stats for graduation rates or job placement in general…but this one niche does incredibly well.

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Anonymous wrote:University of Tennessee, Supply Chain major, 2.95 gpa. No internships. Three job offers in his field, took the best option which included a relocation bonus. Tennessee hosts a lot of job fairs and some of the junior and senior level classes actually require not only attendance at the job fair but that the student speak to at least three different companies and have those companies sign off that they’ve been spoke to. They also require resume review. He found the job he ended up with on LinkedIn but I believe that Tennessee prepared him well for the job market.

I read an article recently about how Shippensburg in PA has a supply chain major and grads are highly sought because central PA right off the highway has become a major distribution area for Amazon, Walmart etc and they hire these kids.

Not many people want to live in nowhere central Pa…so the fact that they are there and the companies are able to help direct the program are huge pluses.

The school overall doesn’t have great stats for graduation rates or job placement in general…but this one niche does incredibly well.

Seems really limiting to have to live your youth in central PA.

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Anonymous wrote:As some PP mentioned, GPAs should be near the bottom of the priority list, unless you go to law or med school. Connections and networking should be the number one priority on the list, because they will get you jobs after graduation. My Ivy kids learned that too late.

And also a school with a STRONG alumni association, or go to a LOCAL school and network. Especially for a field like CS, the networking and internships trumps ranking, and your ROI is much higher.

And that the alumni power has to deal with the school, not the size. DC's LAC is undoubtedly tiny, but the alum network is very very powerful, and alum even reach out sometimes. Meanwhile at DS's big state school known for its connections, he's really struggled to connect with alum and have the same type of experience as DC, and he's the more social child! You have to tap into that alumni pool to get the unique positions that people want after an elite college

Don't believe a word of this until the poster names the schools.

Sure. She goes to Williams.
Son goes to UIUC.
Why this matters to you? Not really sure.

Thank you.

The info. is believable as Williams College is consistently ranked #1 among LACs and U Illinois is not ranked among the top 30 National Universities.

DS's a CS major. If anything, he should be toppling DC in the connections game, whose an anthropology/english student.

I don’t see how the majors have anything to do with connections. Williams alum help Williams alum…they don’t much care about your major.

I know UIUC is a top 10 CS program but I have a friend with kids at U Chicago and UIUC and they said that the U Chicago kid just gets exposed to so many more opportunities than the UiUC kid (both STEM).

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Anonymous wrote:University of Tennessee, Supply Chain major, 2.95 gpa. No internships. Three job offers in his field, took the best option which included a relocation bonus. Tennessee hosts a lot of job fairs and some of the junior and senior level classes actually require not only attendance at the job fair but that the student speak to at least three different companies and have those companies sign off that they’ve been spoke to. They also require resume review. He found the job he ended up with on LinkedIn but I believe that Tennessee prepared him well for the job market.

I read an article recently about how Shippensburg in PA has a supply chain major and grads are highly sought because central PA right off the highway has become a major distribution area for Amazon, Walmart etc and they hire these kids.

Not many people want to live in nowhere central Pa…so the fact that they are there and the companies are able to help direct the program are huge pluses.

The school overall doesn’t have great stats for graduation rates or job placement in general…but this one niche does incredibly well.

Seems really limiting to have to live your youth in central PA.

It’s a regional school…90% of the students grew up within 50 miles…but this thread is about job placement.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As some PP mentioned, GPAs should be near the bottom of the priority list, unless you go to law or med school. Connections and networking should be the number one priority on the list, because they will get you jobs after graduation. My Ivy kids learned that too late.

And also a school with a STRONG alumni association, or go to a LOCAL school and network. Especially for a field like CS, the networking and internships trumps ranking, and your ROI is much higher.

And that the alumni power has to deal with the school, not the size. DC's LAC is undoubtedly tiny, but the alum network is very very powerful, and alum even reach out sometimes. Meanwhile at DS's big state school known for its connections, he's really struggled to connect with alum and have the same type of experience as DC, and he's the more social child! You have to tap into that alumni pool to get the unique positions that people want after an elite college

Don't believe a word of this until the poster names the schools.

Sure. She goes to Williams.
Son goes to UIUC.
Why this matters to you? Not really sure.

Thank you.

The info. is believable as Williams College is consistently ranked #1 among LACs and U Illinois is not ranked among the top 30 National Universities.

DS's a CS major. If anything, he should be toppling DC in the connections game, whose an anthropology/english student.

I don’t see how the majors have anything to do with connections. Williams alum help Williams alum…they don’t much care about your major.

I know UIUC is a top 10 CS program but I have a friend with kids at U Chicago and UIUC and they said that the U Chicago kid just gets exposed to so many more opportunities than the UiUC kid (both STEM).

I'd say there's a big difference. DC has massive career fair opportunities and the environment is built towards getting a good career.
Williams has small ones and the environment supports grad school more than a career.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As some PP mentioned, GPAs should be near the bottom of the priority list, unless you go to law or med school. Connections and networking should be the number one priority on the list, because they will get you jobs after graduation. My Ivy kids learned that too late.

And also a school with a STRONG alumni association, or go to a LOCAL school and network. Especially for a field like CS, the networking and internships trumps ranking, and your ROI is much higher.

And that the alumni power has to deal with the school, not the size. DC's LAC is undoubtedly tiny, but the alum network is very very powerful, and alum even reach out sometimes. Meanwhile at DS's big state school known for its connections, he's really struggled to connect with alum and have the same type of experience as DC, and he's the more social child! You have to tap into that alumni pool to get the unique positions that people want after an elite college

Don't believe a word of this until the poster names the schools.

Sure. She goes to Williams.
Son goes to UIUC.
Why this matters to you? Not really sure.

Thank you.

The info. is believable as Williams College is consistently ranked #1 among LACs and U Illinois is not ranked among the top 30 National Universities.

DS's a CS major. If anything, he should be toppling DC in the connections game, whose an anthropology/english student.

I don’t see how the majors have anything to do with connections. Williams alum help Williams alum…they don’t much care about your major.

I know UIUC is a top 10 CS program but I have a friend with kids at U Chicago and UIUC and they said that the U Chicago kid just gets exposed to so many more opportunities than the UiUC kid (both STEM).

I'd say there's a big difference. DC has massive career fair opportunities and the environment is built towards getting a good career.
Williams has small ones and the environment supports grad school more than a career.

So…i don’t understand what you are saying…are you not the poster lamenting the poor UIUC alumni connections compared to Williams? Are are you a NP?

If what you say above is true…what’s the problem?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As some PP mentioned, GPAs should be near the bottom of the priority list, unless you go to law or med school. Connections and networking should be the number one priority on the list, because they will get you jobs after graduation. My Ivy kids learned that too late.

And also a school with a STRONG alumni association, or go to a LOCAL school and network. Especially for a field like CS, the networking and internships trumps ranking, and your ROI is much higher.

And that the alumni power has to deal with the school, not the size. DC's LAC is undoubtedly tiny, but the alum network is very very powerful, and alum even reach out sometimes. Meanwhile at DS's big state school known for its connections, he's really struggled to connect with alum and have the same type of experience as DC, and he's the more social child! You have to tap into that alumni pool to get the unique positions that people want after an elite college

Don't believe a word of this until the poster names the schools.

Sure. She goes to Williams.
Son goes to UIUC.
Why this matters to you? Not really sure.

Thank you.

The info. is believable as Williams College is consistently ranked #1 among LACs and U Illinois is not ranked among the top 30 National Universities.

DS's a CS major. If anything, he should be toppling DC in the connections game, whose an anthropology/english student.

I don’t see how the majors have anything to do with connections. Williams alum help Williams alum…they don’t much care about your major.

I know UIUC is a top 10 CS program but I have a friend with kids at U Chicago and UIUC and they said that the U Chicago kid just gets exposed to so many more opportunities than the UiUC kid (both STEM).

I'd say there's a big difference. DC has massive career fair opportunities and the environment is built towards getting a good career.
Williams has small ones and the environment supports grad school more than a career.

So…i don’t understand what you are saying…are you not the poster lamenting the poor UIUC alumni connections compared to Williams? Are are you a NP?

If what you say above is true…what’s the problem?

Well their outcomes have been very different. One easily connects with alum and has a great internship. One couldn't but is slowly figuring it out. Williams DC had an alum contact her out of the blue asking if she'd be interested in a role within a publishing house and another at a consulting firm. UIUC DC doesn't have these type of experiences even with big career fairs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As some PP mentioned, GPAs should be near the bottom of the priority list, unless you go to law or med school. Connections and networking should be the number one priority on the list, because they will get you jobs after graduation. My Ivy kids learned that too late.

And also a school with a STRONG alumni association, or go to a LOCAL school and network. Especially for a field like CS, the networking and internships trumps ranking, and your ROI is much higher.

And that the alumni power has to deal with the school, not the size. DC's LAC is undoubtedly tiny, but the alum network is very very powerful, and alum even reach out sometimes. Meanwhile at DS's big state school known for its connections, he's really struggled to connect with alum and have the same type of experience as DC, and he's the more social child! You have to tap into that alumni pool to get the unique positions that people want after an elite college

Don't believe a word of this until the poster names the schools.

Sure. She goes to Williams.
Son goes to UIUC.
Why this matters to you? Not really sure.

Thank you.

The info. is believable as Williams College is consistently ranked #1 among LACs and U Illinois is not ranked among the top 30 National Universities.

DS's a CS major. If anything, he should be toppling DC in the connections game, whose an anthropology/english student.

I don’t see how the majors have anything to do with connections. Williams alum help Williams alum…they don’t much care about your major.

I know UIUC is a top 10 CS program but I have a friend with kids at U Chicago and UIUC and they said that the U Chicago kid just gets exposed to so many more opportunities than the UiUC kid (both STEM).

I'd say there's a big difference. DC has massive career fair opportunities and the environment is built towards getting a good career.
Williams has small ones and the environment supports grad school more than a career.

So…i don’t understand what you are saying…are you not the poster lamenting the poor UIUC alumni connections compared to Williams? Are are you a NP?

If what you say above is true…what’s the problem?

Well their outcomes have been very different. One easily connects with alum and has a great internship. One couldn't but is slowly figuring it out. Williams DC had an alum contact her out of the blue asking if she'd be interested in a role within a publishing house and another at a consulting firm. UIUC DC doesn't have these type of experiences even with big career fairs.

Right…so you are agreeing with me that the Williams alumni network is better than UIUC…also, a Williams person working for Goldman isn’t only interested in Williams Econ majors…they likely appreciate any Williams grad.

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Anonymous wrote:University of Tennessee, Supply Chain major, 2.95 gpa. No internships. Three job offers in his field, took the best option which included a relocation bonus. Tennessee hosts a lot of job fairs and some of the junior and senior level classes actually require not only attendance at the job fair but that the student speak to at least three different companies and have those companies sign off that they’ve been spoke to. They also require resume review. He found the job he ended up with on LinkedIn but I believe that Tennessee prepared him well for the job market.

That’s great. I’ve read that University of TN is well known for their supply chain major. Congratulations to your son.

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Anonymous wrote:Well their outcomes have been very different. One easily connects with alum and has a great internship. One couldn't but is slowly figuring it out. Williams DC had an alum contact her out of the blue asking if she'd be interested in a role within a publishing house and another at a consulting firm. UIUC DC doesn't have these type of experiences even with big career fairs.

Right…so you are agreeing with me that the Williams alumni network is better than UIUC…also, a Williams person working for Goldman isn’t only interested in Williams Econ majors…they likely appreciate any Williams grad.

It irks me when people say things that they just wildly speculate, not that I know any better than anyone here. Anyway, my DS recently graduated from Williams and is still looking for a job. DS reached out to about five Williams alums without much luck.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well their outcomes have been very different. One easily connects with alum and has a great internship. One couldn't but is slowly figuring it out. Williams DC had an alum contact her out of the blue asking if she'd be interested in a role within a publishing house and another at a consulting firm. UIUC DC doesn't have these type of experiences even with big career fairs.

Right…so you are agreeing with me that the Williams alumni network is better than UIUC…also, a Williams person working for Goldman isn’t only interested in Williams Econ majors…they likely appreciate any Williams grad.

It irks me when people say things that they just wildly speculate, not that I know any better than anyone here. Anyway, my DS recently graduated from Williams and is still looking for a job. DS reached out to about five Williams alums without much luck.

Welcome to DCUM

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well their outcomes have been very different. One easily connects with alum and has a great internship. One couldn't but is slowly figuring it out. Williams DC had an alum contact her out of the blue asking if she'd be interested in a role within a publishing house and another at a consulting firm. UIUC DC doesn't have these type of experiences even with big career fairs.

Right…so you are agreeing with me that the Williams alumni network is better than UIUC…also, a Williams person working for Goldman isn’t only interested in Williams Econ majors…they likely appreciate any Williams grad.

It irks me when people say things that they just wildly speculate, not that I know any better than anyone here. Anyway, my DS recently graduated from Williams and is still looking for a job. DS reached out to about five Williams alums without much luck.

Welcome to DCUM

LOL ! Thank you. I needed some humor in my day.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well their outcomes have been very different. One easily connects with alum and has a great internship. One couldn't but is slowly figuring it out. Williams DC had an alum contact her out of the blue asking if she'd be interested in a role within a publishing house and another at a consulting firm. UIUC DC doesn't have these type of experiences even with big career fairs.

Right…so you are agreeing with me that the Williams alumni network is better than UIUC…also, a Williams person working for Goldman isn’t only interested in Williams Econ majors…they likely appreciate any Williams grad.

It irks me when people say things that they just wildly speculate, not that I know any better than anyone here. Anyway, my DS recently graduated from Williams and is still looking for a job. DS reached out to about five Williams alums without much luck.

Sorry to read this.

If I may ask, what was your son's major area of study at Williams College ?

Was your son on an athletic team at Williams College ?