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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have to agree - the best employees are those who WANT to be there - not those hand picked, escorted in,  and have their hands held each step of the way.

Regardless of school, those who have been handed what they have are usually less motivated and unappreciative. Interesting, huh OP?[/quote]

The assumption that kids who got into the best schools are not "hungry" and have somehow been "coddled" is pretty stupid. Do you imagine every kid who attends a T20 today is like the pre-1950 stereotype "rich kid who coasted through college with a gentleman's C in every course"? The kids who get into those schools are highly motivated, aggressive strivers - i.e., exactly the kinds of people you should want to hire. [/quote]

There are also highly motivated, aggressive strivers at state schools and state satellite campuses.

When I’m looking to hire, the university from which a person graduated is one of the last things I consider. I’m more interested in how a person conducts themselves during an interview. I’m also interested in relevant experiences or skills that person may have, which can come from any school.

I’m sure there are people who care about this, but I’m not one of them. You came from a top school? Great. Show me what you can do. You came from a state school? Great. Show me what you can do. [/quote]

School rank is just not very important to me when I hire. Actually if anything, it might weigh a little against the T10 grads. [/quote]

Yes everyone needs to get a job and put a roof over their head and food on the table.   A high level education is valuable for that but also for going through life with the advantage of having a deep and complex education.  There is nothing wrong with wanting to study at a high level and progress as far as you can in a subject.[/quote]

And you can do that at any four-year university in the US.[/quote]

Ikr?  Every math department is exactly the same [/quote]

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