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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did you make friends and connections during college? Did you stay in touch with those people? If not, it doesn’t really matter once you are 5yrs out of school.

Where you go matters for connections and opportunities.
You can go to a prestigious school and fail recognize or to take advantage of ample opportunities. You can go to a mediocre school and bust your butt to find and take advantage of opportunities. [/quote]

I agree that the connections matter because they can lead to opportunities. Maybe those connections happen during college but they can also happen in other places.  DH went to a community college and transferred to a no name school. He’s in his late 40s and does major business deals with people he met during that time. None of them were met at the colleges. He’s a people person and met people through hobbies, part time jobs, internships then stayed in touch with many. He wasn’t trying to make connections for future work when he was in his 20s.  They discuss work and some ended up in similar fields put of luck, but they still have those common interests and are long time friends.

I am an extreme introvert, went to a prestigious college, did not make connections and did not keep in touch with anyone. I also have a successful career but it’s very different than DH’s. I wish I had more of that personality.  I have connections through work and my career but that is much different.

So to summarize, your personality matters much more than your college when it comes to connections.  [/quote]

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