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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe on their work resume then can have an asterisk next to their degree from state school

With the footnote:

*accepted to JHU, UPenn, Georgetown & Duke

:lol:  :lol: [/quote]

When some snobby Ivy alum neighbors looked down their nose when they found out I attended my large state university, I wish I was wearing a sweatshirt that had that asterisk.  I was #8 (back when there was actual true rank) out of 687 kids at my Fairfax Co high school, state champ varsity sport all 4 years, student body officer, high SAT score, etc etc

My parents would only allow me to apply in-state.  Rich people don’t understand we can’t all afford Ivy/top private tuition and that limits our choices.

But, hey, we have the same lifestyle now and equivalent careers.  [/quote]

That is what most fail to understand.  Just look around at work and with your friends, and majority likely did NOT attend elite universities.  At work, most of your co-workers likely attended state U, privates you've never heard off, etc.  Yet somehow (sarcasm alert for the impaired) they are doing the same job as you and likely getting paid the same....how does that happen?!?!?  Because nobody really cares where you went, it's more about references and how you perform on the job and how well you work with the team....[/quote]

That depends on where you work. Elite schools are disproportionately represented in high paying fields and in C suites of large corporations. Hell, Harvard has a quorum on the Supreme Court [/quote]

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