Reply to Totally Freaked About the Entire College Industry and Game

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Totally Freaked About the Entire College Industry and Game"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm with you. I also think you've answered your own questions.

Our oldest is just a freshman but she says kids at her FCPS high school (one of the lower ranked ones) are alreay going on and on about college. She is already frustrated and feeling pressure which I find so sad.

I think rankings are way overrated. My take is that yes, there are the Ivies and MIT and Stanford etc. There are also the top publics including UVA, U Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana etc.  After that, I think you can pretty much lump them into one big pot.  Anyway, graduate school is what really counts in terms of reputation and lasting contacts in your child's field, not where they went to undergrad.

There are many paths to success and aside from possible contacts and the old wealth/old boy networks from school, I don't think that much else counts.  Plenty of people are successful without those contacts.

DH and I went to large mid western public universities. We found that if you well there ([b]graduate in top 5% of your major[/b]) and you can get into many top graduate schools which is ultimately what counts. For a smaller experience in a large state U, check into the honors programs which are terrific.  If your child is pretty certain of their interests, search out the schools with strong programs in those fields.

Self motivation, the ability to put yourself out there and often a bit of luck are more important IMHO.[/quote]

I went to a no-name and agree with top percentage of major.  We had the Big 4 accounting firm and major banks on campus, but you definitely had to have strong grades and leadership activities.  At a better known school, they would probably throw out some of the grade requirements.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics