It Does Not Matter Where You Go to College

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not this again.

Yes, it actually does matter where you go to college, unless your claim is that all institutions of higher ed are exactly the same with the same people and in the same location and the same lineup of professors and curriculum.

No one would be stupid enough to claim that

Also, are you 91 years old? because your sentiments sounds as if you might be a great grandpapa

No this is true. A similar class at Princeton is not the same as at GWU and is not the same at UMD and is not the same at Towson. The rigor is less, the course material is not the same, and the students are not the same which is a big deal. So yes this is all true.

Still can rule the world from Towson if you have it in you. Just not as likely.

This made me chuckle. I attended Princeton; spouse attended GW. We're in our late-40s now and spouse's friend group from undergrad is at least as accomplished/successful as mine, probably more so. (And I was no slouch--either in college or afterwards.)

You can never win an anecdote contest when the actual most successful people went to top schools vs all the unnamed successful people on DCUM.

Who said you get to decide who the “actual” most successful people are?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not this again.

Yes, it actually does matter where you go to college, unless your claim is that all institutions of higher ed are exactly the same with the same people and in the same location and the same lineup of professors and curriculum.

No one would be stupid enough to claim that

Also, are you 91 years old? because your sentiments sounds as if you might be a great grandpapa

No this is true. A similar class at Princeton is not the same as at GWU and is not the same at UMD and is not the same at Towson. The rigor is less, the course material is not the same, and the students are not the same which is a big deal. So yes this is all true.

Still can rule the world from Towson if you have it in you. Just not as likely.

This made me chuckle. I attended Princeton; spouse attended GW. We're in our late-40s now and spouse's friend group from undergrad is at least as accomplished/successful as mine, probably more so. (And I was no slouch--either in college or afterwards.)

You can never win an anecdote contest when the actual most successful people went to top schools vs all the unnamed successful people on DCUM.

Who said you get to decide who the “actual” most successful people are?

Well, use whatever metric you want…highest net worth, politics, nonprofit leaders, Nobel prize winners, etc.

You know…actual, verified successful people.

[Anonymous]

Lock, this website is full of strivers and insecure wannabes, many of whom went to fancy colleges themselves. They’re hardly going to be advocating a different path for their children. That would be admitting that they themselves aren’t that special.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not this again.

Yes, it actually does matter where you go to college, unless your claim is that all institutions of higher ed are exactly the same with the same people and in the same location and the same lineup of professors and curriculum.

No one would be stupid enough to claim that

This is true. Best to avoid places that might turn your kid into a McKinsey clown.

I would do McKinsey. They end up as CEOs everywhere.

Ugh. Who wants to be a CEO?

You’d rather be a worker bee?
Have some ambition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lock, this website is full of strivers and insecure wannabes, many of whom went to fancy colleges themselves. They’re hardly going to be advocating a different path for their children. That would be admitting that they themselves aren’t that special.

Having a hard time following the logic. So Jeff bezos’ kid graduated from MIT and Bill Gates’ kids from Stanford.

Is that an admission they aren’t special?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not this again.

Yes, it actually does matter where you go to college, unless your claim is that all institutions of higher ed are exactly the same with the same people and in the same location and the same lineup of professors and curriculum.

No one would be stupid enough to claim that

This is true. Best to avoid places that might turn your kid into a McKinsey clown.

I would do McKinsey. They end up as CEOs everywhere.

Ugh. Who wants to be a CEO?

You’d rather be a worker bee?
Have some ambition.

I have no interest in being a CEO. I enjoy my highly paid STEM research career.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not this again.

Yes, it actually does matter where you go to college, unless your claim is that all institutions of higher ed are exactly the same with the same people and in the same location and the same lineup of professors and curriculum.

No one would be stupid enough to claim that

This is true. Best to avoid places that might turn your kid into a McKinsey clown.

I would do McKinsey. They end up as CEOs everywhere.

Ugh. Who wants to be a CEO?

You’d rather be a worker bee?
Have some ambition.

I have no interest in being a CEO. I enjoy my highly paid STEM research career.

No offense…but many people could ask the question…who wants to be a STEM researcher? You appreciate that sounds boring as shit to most people, right?

It’s kind of silly to wonder who wants to be a CEO with an Ugh.

[Anonymous]

If you’re just talking money, that’s true. Anyone can own 10 stores of a pizza franchise, start a landscaping business, or sell tech.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not this again.

Yes, it actually does matter where you go to college, unless your claim is that all institutions of higher ed are exactly the same with the same people and in the same location and the same lineup of professors and curriculum.

No one would be stupid enough to claim that

NP- I know people within the same companies/firms who want to a very wide scope of schools. I think it's changing even more now.

Totally. Even in investment banking (which OP mentioned as an exception), the analyst classes at the bulge bracket and boutique firms have maybe 30-40 universities represented these days, some of which people here would sneer at.

Exactly!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not this again.

Yes, it actually does matter where you go to college, unless your claim is that all institutions of higher ed are exactly the same with the same people and in the same location and the same lineup of professors and curriculum.

No one would be stupid enough to claim that

Also, are you 91 years old? because your sentiments sounds as if you might be a great grandpapa

No this is true. A similar class at Princeton is not the same as at GWU and is not the same at UMD and is not the same at Towson. The rigor is less, the course material is not the same, and the students are not the same which is a big deal. So yes this is all true.

Still can rule the world from Towson if you have it in you. Just not as likely.

This made me chuckle. I attended Princeton; spouse attended GW. We're in our late-40s now and spouse's friend group from undergrad is at least as accomplished/successful as mine, probably more so. (And I was no slouch--either in college or afterwards.)

You can never win an anecdote contest when the actual most successful people went to top schools vs all the unnamed successful people on DCUM.

Who said you get to decide who the “actual” most successful people are?

Well, use whatever metric you want…highest net worth, politics, nonprofit leaders, Nobel prize winners, etc.

You know…actual, verified successful people.

How about leaders in the local community? The people that teach your kids or firefighters? Civil rights leaders?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not this again.

Yes, it actually does matter where you go to college, unless your claim is that all institutions of higher ed are exactly the same with the same people and in the same location and the same lineup of professors and curriculum.

No one would be stupid enough to claim that

NP- I know people within the same companies/firms who want to a very wide scope of schools. I think it's changing even more now.

Totally. Even in investment banking (which OP mentioned as an exception), the analyst classes at the bulge bracket and boutique firms have maybe 30-40 universities represented these days, some of which people here would sneer at.

So…it does matter where you went to school…I mean, 30-40 top universities is still a very narrow group.

I doubt any of those 30-40 are schools we would sneer at.

Think state schools with business programs. There would be plenty of sneering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not this again.

Yes, it actually does matter where you go to college, unless your claim is that all institutions of higher ed are exactly the same with the same people and in the same location and the same lineup of professors and curriculum.

No one would be stupid enough to claim that

Also, are you 91 years old? because your sentiments sounds as if you might be a great grandpapa

No this is true. A similar class at Princeton is not the same as at GWU and is not the same at UMD and is not the same at Towson. The rigor is less, the course material is not the same, and the students are not the same which is a big deal. So yes this is all true.

Still can rule the world from Towson if you have it in you. Just not as likely.

This made me chuckle. I attended Princeton; spouse attended GW. We're in our late-40s now and spouse's friend group from undergrad is at least as accomplished/successful as mine, probably more so. (And I was no slouch--either in college or afterwards.)

You can never win an anecdote contest when the actual most successful people went to top schools vs all the unnamed successful people on DCUM.

Who said you get to decide who the “actual” most successful people are?

Well, use whatever metric you want…highest net worth, politics, nonprofit leaders, Nobel prize winners, etc.

You know…actual, verified successful people.

How about leaders in the local community? The people that teach your kids or firefighters? Civil rights leaders?

I doubt the person comparing their success from Princeton vs the success of husband from GW was using this metric.

But…does founding Teach for America count in your book? Also, not sure how to count Civil Rights leaders from 60 years ago in this scenario.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lock, this website is full of strivers and insecure wannabes, many of whom went to fancy colleges themselves. They’re hardly going to be advocating a different path for their children. That would be admitting that they themselves aren’t that special.

This has some merit. I know lots of people who went to a prestigious college and have mediocre or non-headline careers. For many, their prestigious diploma is a core part of their identity. It’s like “ I’m super smart and could have done more with my life, but I’m ok being UMC in a nondescript job as long as you know I’m Ivy.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lock, this website is full of strivers and insecure wannabes, many of whom went to fancy colleges themselves. They’re hardly going to be advocating a different path for their children. That would be admitting that they themselves aren’t that special.

Having a hard time following the logic. So Jeff bezos’ kid graduated from MIT and Bill Gates’ kids from Stanford.

Is that an admission they aren’t special?

No one is special just because they went to an Ivy, no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not this again.

Yes, it actually does matter where you go to college, unless your claim is that all institutions of higher ed are exactly the same with the same people and in the same location and the same lineup of professors and curriculum.

No one would be stupid enough to claim that

Also, are you 91 years old? because your sentiments sounds as if you might be a great grandpapa

No this is true. A similar class at Princeton is not the same as at GWU and is not the same at UMD and is not the same at Towson. The rigor is less, the course material is not the same, and the students are not the same which is a big deal. So yes this is all true.

Still can rule the world from Towson if you have it in you. Just not as likely.

This made me chuckle. I attended Princeton; spouse attended GW. We're in our late-40s now and spouse's friend group from undergrad is at least as accomplished/successful as mine, probably more so. (And I was no slouch--either in college or afterwards.)

You can never win an anecdote contest when the actual most successful people went to top schools vs all the unnamed successful people on DCUM.

Who said you get to decide who the “actual” most successful people are?

Well, use whatever metric you want…highest net worth, politics, nonprofit leaders, Nobel prize winners, etc.

You know…actual, verified successful people.

How about leaders in the local community? The people that teach your kids or firefighters? Civil rights leaders?

I doubt the person comparing their success from Princeton vs the success of husband from GW was using this metric.

But…does founding Teach for America count in your book? Also, not sure how to count Civil Rights leaders from 60 years ago in this scenario.

They said "use whatever metric you want"