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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Usually they have jobs waiting for them via their parent/relative’s company or connections.

It’s not just about the degree.  It’s about the legions of privileges that enabled you to attend such a school in the first place.  (And please none of the rags-to-riches stories - these obviously are not the norm.)[/quote]

That’s false. You need to meet more actual people not toil in imagination land.

What matters is the Career Services Department, Recruiting, Alumni network and job or grad school placement in your area of interest.

Only some of the wealthy Intl students openly go work at some big fmaily conglomerate in the homeland. But many families require their kids to work 10 years elsewhere to learn more and new things, then come to family company. [/quote]

It’s way less subtle then work for family business. It’s knowing some executive and recommending your son, and then you hire their daughter etc. it’s also knowing which careers and how to navigate them. [/quote]

I played D1 lacrosse at a flagship university and I got multiple internships from fellow lacrosse players whose families are very wealthy and connected, and [b]I wasn't even a good student.[/b]  I just happened to be one the best players on the team and I got along with everyone.  After graduation, I got multiple high paying job offers from people I met through internships and families of other lacrosse players, some of them I played against from other universities.  I would never get those opportunities without playing lacrosse.  [b]My two older brothers attended Yale and Princeton and they make five times less than I do.[/b]  They wished they spent less time studying and more time with sports.[/quote]

The first bolded sentence was verified by the second.[/quote]

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