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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP is a troll, but here's something.

I am a hiring manager for interns at a DC think tank. We get 200-300 intern applications per slot. My team prioritizes diversity of background including beyond the top 20. I prioritize good grades and the willingness to do grunt work if necessary. A 3.9 from a state school with working class job experience is much more interesting than an Ivy student with a B average.  Plus the opportunity is going to make a much bigger difference for them.

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You do know that LMC/working class kids attend Ivy/top schools as well right? In fact, because of the generous financial aid, those schools end up being the most affordable option for these kids compared to a state school.

I’ve been part of hiring at various companies in NY and DC for 20+ years and have met kids from these top schools for whom going there was the only option because their parents simply didn’t have the money even for community college. The choice was top school or no college at all. I’ve met kids pulling a 3.9+ GPA, impressive extracurriculars and internships and working 20 hours a week to contribute to income at home coming from Ivy plus schools. So I think you should examine your bias.

I believe there are smart, hardworking, talented kids everywhere, from Harvard to universities ranked in the 200+, and that it’s really the kid not the school behind future success. I just disagree with the implication I’ve gotten from some of the posts on here that kids from top schools are entitled, lazy, and dumb. Based on my experience, that’s simply not true. [/quote]

I agree with you--I've hired great interns from Harvard (both from wealthy and working class families), and great interns from the U of never heard of it. I think what's bothering people here is OP's implication that their top 20 kid should have gotten an internship because of where they go to school and that kids at lower ranked schools didn't work as hard to get into college so they shouldn't. That's a hard no from me. [/quote]

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