I think it does help as a low income student. I say this as a low income student who graduated around 8 years ago.
There were a lot of opportunities-career treks abroad to places like Helsinki and Dubai, funded study abroad, funded summer/academic internships, and robust networking opportunities. particularly during the summer. All my internship opportunities were through the school- I was able to do 4 paid internships- 2 over the summer and 2 during the school year. My focus was nonprofits/politics. I used campus recruiting as one channel for my job search/secured a few interviews, but ultimately got an offer outside of campus recruiting If my goal (at the time) had been a business career/the aim was consulting/banking path senior year recruiting would have been even more helpful. I think my first employer was pretty equal opportunity school wise. But in subsequent roles/opportunities, I have seen where my school has helped. I have encountered lots of job descriptions which indicate “ attended top schools.” Certainly some hiring managers/my past managers have/had a preference. That being said, at a certain point, probably around 2-4 years in the workforce, your work experience starts mattering more than your school — maybe the school adds a Overall, I’m doing extremely well income wise and have a lot of savings. I think my parents always thought I might have a bright future, but they’re always in awe when we discuss things like income, etc. Perhaps my path would have been the same if I went to College Park. I really don’t know. I don’t think I would have had the same internship/trek opportunities though. Not sure how senior year campus recruiting would have worked out. I do know a few College Park students/recent graduates that have fallen through the cracks with respect to recruiting/job opportunities. My second choice (after the school I went to) was BC, which has risen a lot the past decade and was still strong my senior year of high school. |
This is it. My kid is with students who are smarter than her. As she figured out how to think of that as a blessing rather than a hit to her ego, she has grown to love it. She is not just going through the motions. She is being challenged and stretched. |
Nope. Lots of qualified great kids don’t get in. But almost nobody who gets in isn’t up to par (in the truly selective schools). |
And again. The obsession will NEVER stop. It takes over their every waking moments. |
Graduating from Ivys matter if you want to turn American into Hamas. |
Couldn’t agree more with all of this. Going to a T10 school changed the trajectory of my life….i was a Pell grant recipient. I have earned millions every year since I was in my mid 30s (almost 50 now). My parents cannot fathom how much my NW has increased and the things I can now do/buy for them without a second thought. The university opened doors. And still does now. |
They don’t matter. It’s just more toxic-achievement-culture BS! Save yourself the headache and stress. The T20s are not worth it. |
Sounds like you haven’t seen the recent studies about the performance of test optional students. |
But no one is going to find an answer here. You’ll get 2 camps: the prestige obsessed mob that says anything below a T25 or T10 SLAC a travesty and you’ll never get X, Y, Z jobs or get into ABC grad/professional school if you don’t attend And The flagship/landgrant/engineering college crowd who seem to assume a university should be the shortest path to a paycheck. |
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Replace never with "be less likely to" and your characterization might be less disingenuous. |
Employers, thankfully, are starting to notice things like this. They are also expanding their recruiting horizons and doing their own preemployment testing. A 3.8 from Harvard or Stanford means you won the admissions lottery and paid the bills for 4 years. |
Your view on this is dictated purely by your own experience |
+1000 |
Not necessarily, I went to a T10 and my husband went to Harvard. We both have had very successful careers and very few of our work colleagues have similar educational backgrounds, plenty went to lesser ranked school. Also, we both plenty of classmates with pedestrian careers. Absolutely think posters on this board way overvalue T20. |