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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My prestigious degrees (more than one HYPS degree) have made it really easy to make two career changes. That's the value to me...not everyone would care about this.[/quote]
I went to SUNY Binghamton and then five years later, to Boston U for law school. Neither is prestigious.  I was a CPA and then became a lawyer, then went in-house.  The fact that I didn't go to a prestigious school either time hasn't hurt me at all.  [/quote]
But you went to law school in between being a CPA and then becoming a lawyer, right?

I got all of my degrees, and I've had a couple of really varied careers since then. It's completely possible to do what I did without my degrees, obviously, but it was much easier with them. Interviewers cited by "prestigious" degrees as a reason they were willing to give me a chance. Also, it matters where you work. In my case, these were transitions into high prestige jobs as well. Again, prestigious degrees are not a requirement to make career changes, but both the network and the name recognition have made it much easier for me.[/quote]

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