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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don't think it is worth an extra 12k a year to send your kid to Harvard over Tulane? In this economy?? Do you not realize how many more job opportunities your child will have for the rest of his life with Harvard on his resume?

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This is debatable. Anyone who has been in the workforce for many years will tell you that it is your performance that counts most, not the school name on your resume. Maybe the initial opportunities straight out of undergrad are different at Harvard vs. Tulane, but again, that is making a lot of assumptions. Too many variables are at play, and sometimes it's even easier to stand out as a big fish in a small pond. [/quote]

I wouldn't be so quick to discount the value of a name brand degree.  I went to an Ivy for my MBA and the average starting salaries coming out were much higher than lower tier schools.  I made back my tuition in a few years.  I have no doubt it has returned many times over at this point. [/quote]

Apparently, even with your name brand degree, you don't seem to understand that it has to do with the field/degree.  MBAs and law degrees are one thing, as employers in those fields do tend to care about status/networking/brand.  But in other fields, like engineering, technology, IT, it really doesn't matter as much; it's more about demonstrable skills, hands-on experience, et cetera. [/quote]

Well I was responding as "anyone who has been in the workforce for many years". The post didn't specify that it only applied to technical jobs. In my field there is no question that the brand name degree carries weight. [/quote]

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