When you see someone who attended a low-tier college working in a highly coveted position, does that

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Anonymous wrote:make you think the person is extremely privileged? Especially if they’re white and/or male? I was surprised to hear that viewpoint from someone I know. I am especially IMPRESSED if I see someone who went to a low-tier college working in a really-hard-to-get job. It makes me think that person had to work especially hard to get that job. I see the college tier system as a frivolous “tax” that may have little to do with someone’s abilities.

This would NEVER even cross my mind.

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Joe Biden went to Delaware

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I’m more curious about people who went to top tier schools and took low prestige jobs. I did that myself and people thought I’d lost my mind. But I did work I loved.

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I have no clue where any of my colleagues or supervisors attended college. This is such a weird thread.

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Anonymous wrote:I have no clue where any of my colleagues or supervisors attended college. This is such a weird thread.

That’s odd.

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Bigger question how do you even know college was prestigious?

I went to Stony Brook way back but at time I was accepted in 1979 campus was only built in 1960s and was a newer school with no history and reputation was a party school. Today it is an internationally recognized school and the Flagship school state of NY.

People who know me will laugh if I say I went to StonyBrook as I had a 78 GPA out of HS and 990 on SAT as was a huge goof off in HS who never studied.

For instance Jill Biden got a PhD Delaware and Joe Biden went to Delaware. What is hard to believe back then if you were a Delaware resident you were automatically admitted. All Joe needed was a HS degree or equivalency to get in.

Sine has to do with population the population of Long Island from 1979 to 2023 grew massively but StonyBrook of roughly same size now add in international and out of state students much harder to get in.

Same can be said all the Virginia State schools. The HS class of 1980 vs class of 2023 night and day.

I read the population on Montgomery County has doubled in last 20 years so even in 1993 much easier to get into university of Maryland.

My HS sent some kids to Harvard. That one high school sent a few kids to Harvard would be impossible today.

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My boss once made a joke that A students work for B students who work for C students. I went to Harvard and my boss went to Wharton. Our bosses went to NYU. The guys who had the real money went to low tier colleges. The ultra high net worth guys don’t need to work their asses off to get into a top college.

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Anonymous wrote:The people I know who graduated from top tier schools have very average successful careers. Also, they have below average social lives. It may be due to poor soft skills. I know several people with lower tiered schools who have great careers (maybe due to good soft skills), even a couple people without college degrees. Yes, one is a SVP at a major company another is in sales and makes tons of money.

I agree with this. I've known too many Ivy graduates working as administrative assistant jobs that you could have gotten from community college.

Those with hustle tend to go farther in the workplace.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd figure white male-what else? On average, white men with high school diplomas still make more than women with college degrees. The white men don't need to bother or qualify for a better school.

I know plenty of black HS graduate men who earn more than some white college graduate women. If you don’t, maybe broaden your circles.

I have binders full of successful black men!

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Anonymous wrote:My boss once made a joke that A students work for B students who work for C students. I went to Harvard and my boss went to Wharton. Our bosses went to NYU. The guys who had the real money went to low tier colleges. The ultra high net worth guys don’t need to work their asses off to get into a top college.

The people I know who went to low-tier colleges were the most fun and spent a lot of time socializing. This did translate to them being good socializers and definitely not “killjoys.” That matters!

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Anonymous wrote:What is a really hard to get job?

Journalist at NYT, tenured professor, AI researcher, MBB consultant, investment banker

Those are all terminal positions, not first jobs.

Most likely those people started somewhere and proved themselves.

No one cares at all about where you went to college after your first gig.

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Only with those schools that have a bad reputation. And frankly, if I see Harvard, it makes me pause, too. Too many bad experiences with coworkers from Harvard.

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Anonymous wrote:My last 3 CEOs went to crappy colleges. So what

Having worked for the government and private industry I haven't seen many people in high places from elite universities. I don't know where they all go, but they certainly aren't well-represented in the federal govt. or in many fortune 500 companies.

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Anonymous wrote:My last 3 CEOs went to crappy colleges. So what

Having worked for the government and private industry I haven't seen many people in high places from elite universities. I don't know where they all go, but they certainly aren't well-represented in the federal govt. or in many fortune 500 companies.

Lots of F500 HQs are in flyover country. Ivy grads don’t want to be in Bentonville or Milwaukee.

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Man, people here are so cynical. When I see this situation, I assume the person is extra talented and fought their way up.